If you grew up in the South, chances are you spent part of your childhood crouched over a small, funnel-shaped ...
Songs in the Sand: The Story of the Doodlebug
In the backyard of a friend who lives in Clay County, a Barred Owl makes regular visits. I came to ...
Owl on Tree image
Why are spiders so feared? Perhaps it's a learned childhood behavior, with adults warning kids to steer clear of spiders ...
Granddaddy Long Legs
Growing up in the South, I have always called an opossum a possum.  I thought it was a nickname, like ...
Opossum playing opossum imaghe
Believe It or Not: Eagle Edition The bald eagle isn’t bald—the name derives from “balde,” an Old English word meaning ...
Common Wonders Eagle sitting in a tree
Stranded in Green Cove: Moving 'Big Orange' Proved Too Expensive This huge relic of the NASA space program has become ...
Stranded In Green Cove Springs
The Watchful Crow Here in Clay County, where the woods meet open fields and expanding neighborhoods, crows have adapted easily, ...
The Watchful Crow