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WOW- The Great Backyard Bird Count is this weekend!
Posted on 15. Feb, 2012 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
Today’s post is just to remind you of the GBBC which is this weekend, Feb. 17-20. If you live in the Charlotte area you might want to get out and see some other surroundings on what promises to be another lovely, warm for February, weekend. This great website shows some interesting places to watch birds near [...]
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WOW Winter Beauty at Lake Davidson Nature Preserve
Posted on 15. Feb, 2012 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
At our lovely Lake Davidson Nature Preserve there is a stand of American Beech trees(Fagus Grandifolia). This tree is native to the east in the United States and southern Canada. It grows to 60 to 80 feet and has a rounded crown. The leaves are oval with a tip and saw-toothed edges. Beech trees produce [...]
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WOW-Snowflakes for a Snowless Winter
Posted on 21. Jan, 2012 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
If you are like me you want to have at least one good snow each winter. I grew up in the South and we hardly ever saw snow where I lived so when we did have snow it was a cause of celebration. This winter is not looking too good for a snowfall. Please understand, [...]
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WOW- Winter Solstice.
Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
The December solstice will occur at 12:30 am Eastern Standard Time on December 22, 2011. It is also known as the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere due to the seasonal differences. The date varies from December 20 to December 23 depending on the year in the Gregorian [...]
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Skunks!
Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
Many mornings we will catch the scent of skunk and certainly we see them from time to time. I know most of us have the experience of driving down the road and smelling the strong musky odor maybe before we see the road-killed carcass of a native Striped Skunk. Once when we were living in [...]
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Where do spiders hide and more!
Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
Here’s the video of our first visit to find spiders. “Where do spiders hide?” You really should look at this great post from our friends at Hilton Pond. So much to learn about spiders. “Where do Spiders Hide?” led by Dr. David Grant. Our next spider outing: September 24, 10:30am to 12:15pm, in the Davidson [...]
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Hurricanes!
Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
With Hurricane Irene lurking off the South-East coast I thought it might be good to explore some facts about hurricanes in general and those that have effected North and South Carolina in recent years. First, what is a hurricane? A hurricane is a cyclonic storm that forms in the tropics and effects the North Atlantic [...]
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Earthquake!
Posted on 23. Aug, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
Where were you today, Tuesday August 23, 2011, at 1:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time? Well many people in the Davidson area were sitting down at work, at a meeting or having a late lunch and they may have noticed the shaking of the floor, strange sounds coming from the walls, things on the shelves moving [...]
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Information about the Perseid meteor shower.
Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
Here are some links to more information about the Perseid meteor shower. Space Weather News for Aug. 12, 2011 http://spaceweather.com METEOR SHOWER: The Perseid meteor shower is underway. International observers are now reporting more than 20 meteors per hour as Earth passes through a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Forecasters expect the shower to [...]
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Hummingbirds!
Posted on 19. Jul, 2011 by Davidson Lands Conservancy.
I love to watch Hummingbirds and so I make a point of planting flowers that will attract them to my yard and also having a feeder that they will enjoy. What kinds of flowers do Hummingbirds like? Well, they are attracted to the color red so making sure you have some red flowers in the [...]
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