The Nature of Phenology | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn Wild Cucumber Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com An unusual plant caught my eye as it climbed, twined, and draped across the rough forest edge while dangling its kiwi-sized fruits covered in weak spines. I cut a sample and brought it to my professor’s office. “What’s this?” I...

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn The Moose Rut Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com Here in Maine, the peak of moose rut is at the beginning of October, but individuals may begin displaying some rut behaviors towards the beginning of September. Spoiler alert: if you’re one of those people who think of moose as...

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn Cluster Flies Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com Cluster flies are a non-native member of the blow fly family who, contrary to their persistence indoors, will not actually reproduce in home or office, but rather are simply looking for a warm sunny window upon which they can p...

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn Northern Flickers Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com Flickers are the nonconformists of the woodpecker world. While they share some characteristics with our other local woodpeckers, such as long bills and tongues with barbed tips for accessing hard-to-reach prey, a preference...