At a glance, a person - or a young scrub jay - might think that the sphere pictured above was an acorn. It is a gall on a myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia). For a wonderful photo of a juvenile scrub…
Brownhead thinks that it’s an Acorn
Tag: Bob Montanaro
Class of 2014
The Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory - Pelican Island Audubon Society Volunteer Stewardship Class of 2014 concluded on Saturday, 2/22, with a walk on the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. The class began with the second-ever showing of the Secret Life…
Florida privet – Pollinator candy
The nectar of the small yellow-green flowers of Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) are quite attractive to pollinators of all sorts. Florida privet flowers in the winter when migratory birds are looking for insects to eat, though flowering time is quite…
Happy Holidays Party
Drs. Richard and Juanita Baker hosted a pot luck brunch for Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area volunteers and Pelican Island Audubon Society board members on 12-15-2013 at their home pictured above nestled amongst the treetops and reflected in their fern-lined pond.…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 