Spring and other good things
Spring has got to be my favorite time of year. It seems like every day a new nature event is taking place. I find myself impatiently waiting for the first dragonfly, but I know I have another two or three weeks until the Common Green Darners come back and the Eastern Forktails emerge. Until that time, I keep myself busy with other persuits. I found wildflowers last year, and have manged to learn a little and enjoy them a lot. This year I have been busy with “herps” as all my friends down at the Audubon call them. Walking through the woods behind the factory I work at I found my first snake of the season, a garter snake.
My friend Jennifer Schlick gave me a little tidbit on these guys, all garter snakes have a red tongue with a black tip. If you would like to get more fun nature facts just click on her name and it will take you to her new blog. A very exciting first for me this year was the salamander migration. I have never seen this before, but the way that people talk you might think that it is better than Christmas. Well I managed to miss the first night mostly due to my complete ignorance on the subject, but the next night I was still able to get out and see some spotted salamanders. These are really fascinating animals. My friend Tom did an amazing job writing up a blog entry on them. I also saw my first spring peeper! Who would think that such a little frog could make such a big noise?
