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A Big, Scary-looking Wasp

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

I spent a little time this morning weeding the gardens. On the east and sunny side of the house, huge wasps frequently bombed me, buzzing over my head, and aggressively […]

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Red Knots Study Results

May 12, 2020 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

As I leave South Carolina behind, so are the Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa). Early in the year, when the Red Knots started to show up on Seabrook Island beaches, […]

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Life on the Beach

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

Monday, January 20, was a cool day for Seabrook Island with a brisk wind. Despite that, on impulse, I took a late afternoon walk on North Beach. The wind blowing […]

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When your only tool is a hammer…

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

Towards the end of a day of birding with my friends Carmine and Lori, we visited a small park. Finding little of interest, we returned to the parking lot. Here […]

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Migration is amazing!

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

A couple of weeks ago, I spent an enjoyable weekend with some friends birding in Cape May, NJ. The winds were all wrong and the birds very sparse. At times […]

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Pick a Peck

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

The New York Ironweed, Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx., in our garden blooms a lovely magenta. It is a rare day when you will find me wearing anything magenta, it is […]

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Late Night Visitors

August 13, 2019 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

Saturday, August 10, 2019, after a long drive back from the Boston area, I went to bed “early”—about 10:30. Since the weather service predicted a cool night, the window was […]

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Whats Bugging Me!

July 21, 2019July 22, 2019 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

It is early afternoon, the temperature is already 94oF and the 54% humidity makes it feel like 104oF. It seems like the perfect time with laptop on my lap to […]

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Some Flower Favorites

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

In our yard, we have planted native species to attract pollinators. Two species of Monarda are native to our part of the world—Monarda didyma and Monarda fistulosa and both can […]

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The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Hill

June 15, 2019June 16, 2019 by Robert Mercer - Comment is Closed

Yesterday, I travelled to two separate farms to harvest either tart cherries or strawberries. At the first farm, as I walked up the lane, the trees glistened red and my […]

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