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What Is That … White Plant Part?

In the ‘green’ world of plants, white parts can be seen sometimes in flowers, in seeds and fruit, and in stems of some plants. We start our survey with our...

What Is That … on the Ditch Daisy?

The common white and yellow flowers of the ox-eye daisy are a familiar sight along the roadside and in the ditches near our cottage.  We begin to see them...

What is that … Serious Sipper?

The wildlife we see at the cottage eat a wide variety of foods, from seeds, nuts, insects, and snails to sap and nectar, amongst many others.  Perhaps it is...
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What Is That … Masterful Mimic?

We have written before about wildlife camouflage, but it seems long enough ago that we thought we could take another go at the subject,...

What Is That … on the Feathery Fern Frond?

This article looks at some of the beasties you might find resting on ferns, but first, here is a short background on ferns themselves. ...

What is That … Spring Dragon?

One of the joys of spring is being present at the cottage for the emergence of the first dragonflies … the dragons of spring. ...

What Is That … Early Bloom?

Spring is a wonderful time for watching nature re-energize at our cottage on White Lake, that is except for the emergence of blood-sucking insects. ...

What Is That … Snake?

We have friends who would not give you two cents to glimpse a snake anywhere, let alone around our cottage at White Lake.  In...

What Is That … on the Pale Purple Petal?

In a recent article, we mentioned our pre-cottage-season activity of looking at photos of plants with pale purple petals.  On further review of our...

What is That … Gypsy Moth Predator?

No doubt, everyone remembers what a terrible summer 2020 was with the devastating defoliation of our trees caused by gypsy moth caterpillars.  They seemed...

What Is That … Pale Purple Petal?

These days when relaxing after cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, we often find our minds turning optimistically to the upcoming cottage season.  We love to...

What is that … Skimmer?

A large number of the dragonflies we see at White Lake belong to the skimmer family ... a family that likes to be near...

What Is That … Fungus?

We are frequently amazed by the vast array of fungi that make their above-ground appearances at different times in our yard and in the...

What is that … Beast from the East?

Some of the naming conventions related to wildlife biology are perplexing, both the English and the Latin/scientific names.  For us the simpler the better,...

What Is That … New Species?

This is our 100th “What Is That” article for the Millstone News.  We certainly did not expect, back in January 2016 when our first...

What is that … number at the roadside?

Numbers are everywhere in our lives from phone numbers, to addresses, to bank accounts, and a million other places.  Numbers appear in nature too...

What Is That … on the Goldenrod?

We are well into fall and have winterized our cottage on White Lake.  As we went forlornly about closing the cottage we enjoyed remnants...
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