by Richard Hollis | Jul 22, 2019 | Birds, Nature's Oddities, Plants
ICBC Trip to F.W. Kent Park, Johnson County Jul 17, 2019 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM1.04 mile(s) Heavily leaved trees, very humid, hot. 5 birders ranging from 70s to preschool. 24 species at the park, 1 more on the way home.Killdeer 1 [Goose Lake, N Liberty],...
by Richard Hollis | Jan 12, 2019 | Nature's Oddities
Wet Lichens and Dry Lichens by Rick Hollis Lichens are marvelous things, composite organisms made up of an algae, a fungus and kind of yeast. One the many things that I learned from John Pearson this fall*, is that under dry conditions the the fungal cells’...
by Richard Hollis | Jul 19, 2018 | Nature's Oddities
Nature Notes or Nature’s Oddities #1 Rick Hollis Introduction This part of our blog will be irregular, occurring after I find something that makes me curious. Either things I see on my own or things I find on the web. If you see something curious in nature and...
