365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, May 8, 2015
Glorious Sundews!
Day 207: If I had checked my personal phenology records before I left home, I might not have been so surprised when I reached Jack's Log on Lake St. Clair and saw that it was carpeted in red. I'd thought I was too early to find my little carnivorous friends. Needless to say, the tenor of my kayaking adventure for the day changed in that moment, and I spent the next five hours checking their customary haunts. I am happy to report that the colonies on Sundew Island are doing quite well despite the fact that their raft got relocated into a rather shady location by accident or purpose. Jack's lot are flourishing, and at least to my eye appear to be thicker than last year. They have certainly had a varied diet. In addition to their usual fare of mosquitoes and the occasional fly, I noted one spider which had strayed too close.
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