Ms. Muscovy is the only duck here who flies much. The Indian Runners can't be bothered, Ms. Mallard prefers to waddle, and Mr. Muscovy i...

I've read that they're supposed to shrivel in winter, to prevent damage when it freezes. But this seems a little extreme. Opuntia hu...

I'm not sure how these curious little tunnels form. I don't know if birds actually make them. But they sure know how to put them to ...

Isn't he gorgeous? There must have been condensation on the camera lens, or fog, or a bit of both. I doctored it, but this is the best I...

We've never had much of a raccoon problem here. I suspected that the coyotes were taking care of that for us. At first, this picture mad...

She was a good gecko. I think her poor vision contributed to her not eating very well, especially lately. Or possibly something else was wro...

Hubby moved the camera to an area where we'd spotted a buck rub. It worked! I think he's leaving a scented "keep out" mess...

Dried Oak-leaf hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia . It's the official state wildflower of Alabama. I'm not sure why we have official ...

British Soldiers ( Cladonia cristatella ), my favorite lichen. Two very small salamanders. Either Southern Red-backed ( Plethodon serratus...

I dragged my mother and great aunt all over northwest Georgia last week, searching for ancestors. The wall around this graveyard was built i...

No matter which way we point the game cam, we always seem to capture mostly... southbound views of northbound animals. Well maybe not mostly...

Fungi are one of the more frustrating things to try to identify. I thought bugs were bad, but at least BugGuide is pretty dang inclusive. N...

Well, at least the wind's not blowing. 7.9°F (-13.4°C) is not the norm here, but I guess the temperature gods wanted to remind us that w...

I had a feeling that the rain last week would make a few fungi shout for joy. I think these are oyster mushrooms ( Pleurotus ostreatus ). B...