The eagles decided not to nest on the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area this year, though they have been seen flying about, and the sky-blue lupines (Lupinus diffusus) on the trail have not been as dramatic as in some prior…
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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…
Bee – Nice!
Carpenter bees are 'nice' native bees. These solitary bees are great pollinators, co-evolved with our native plants. Two species of Xylocopa live in Florida, are about as big as bumblebees, and are distinguished by their shiny, black rumps. Pictured above…
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…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 