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Award-winning independent journalist and audio producer specializing in stories at the intersections of science, history, and nature. Based in NC.
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#Aurora borealis with clouds visible in central NC.
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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#MossMaxxing
Fronds of moss on a log. Starburst-shaped moss growing on the forest floor. Delicate wispy moss on a log. Leafy fronds of moss looking particularly lush.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Lot more coyotes on the #TrailCam this time of year
Black and white nightime trail cam photo of a healthy looking coyote staring at the camera.
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Nobody warned me plumcots look like a crime scene when you slice them open.
A plum-like fruit sliced into pieces revealing a startlingly blood-red interior.
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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A dusty alpaca stares seriously into the camera.
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Intimidated by emus
An emu gazes moodily into the distance.
October 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#FungiFriends
Very tiny, velvety mushrooms topped with sawdust and dew sprouting from a log.
October 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Official start of Blankets on Dogs season
Small gray and white dog peering out from under a pile of multicolored blankets.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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#FungiFriends
Red and yellow mushroom growing out of pine needles. The top of the mushroom is bright red, the underside is bright yellow, and the stalk is a textured gradient from red to yellow.
October 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A large wolf spider hides in the curl of a fallen leaf.
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#SlimeMoldSunday
Metatrichia vesparia, clusters of very small shiny black orbs that look like blackberries, growing on a stump. Orange blobs of Trichia varia growing under a piece of bark, aka secret beans.
October 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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No green today
Same collection of tubes and blobs, now looking a little more golden yellow.
October 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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New-to-me type of #SlimeMold, possibly Trichia varia?
There's at least four things growing on this stump, most of which are a mystery to me. Possible Trachia varia slime mold in white and yellow blobs and tubes, plus orange puffs that look like scoops of sherbert, and maybe a small brown fuzzy fungus? And one dark brown push pin shaped orb. Close-up of small orangey-yellow blobs on a stump that look a bit like baked beans.
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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It's a good day for tiny bugs having adventures.
A very small greenish-black beetle perches on the edge of a stump laced with spiderweb filaments.
October 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Feels like they are really leaning into the "descended from dinosaurs" theory here
Skeletal rooster featuring giant tail feather bones and an all-bone comb.
September 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Wasp nest #SlimeMold
Metatrichia vesparium, a type of slime mold that resembles abandoned wasp nests, growing on a rotten log.
September 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Little guy
A small rough green snake on the sidewalk among fallen leaves.
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Furthermore:
Bone duck with bone beak and ribs that go all the way to the tail. Bone unicorn featuring lush bone mane and tail, plus one improbably long front leg.
September 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#SlimeMoldSunday
Dozens of small glossy black ball-shaped growths on top of a white crust on a fallen log.
September 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Slightly different pic of the four-legged creature. Maybe a dog, maybe a melanistic coyote? #WildlifeCam
Black canine creature that's maybe a dog, or melanistic coyote, or ??
September 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Busy week on the wildlife cameras. In addition to the usual squirrels and deer, we saw possums, raccoons, hawk and... coyote?
A dark canine creature pauses at the edge of a stream running through a lush forest. A hawk pauses on a sandy patch in the woods.
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Possibly push pin #SlimeMold?
#FungiFriends
Stalks of bright yellow slime mold with fluffy yellow tufts sprouting from a log.
September 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Medium-haired gray cat with a white face, bib, and paws looking wistfully out of an animal crate.
September 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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It is time once again to put skeletons in things that have never had skeletons before.
A drug store Halloween decoration featuring skeletal mushrooms with upper teeth but no lower jaw.
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Many tiny orange mushrooms sprouting from a mossy stump.
August 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM