Turtles galore!
WOW Thanks: Allen Lloyd For WOW’s Market Booth, October 27 How wonderful to have Allen Lloyd and his beautiful turtles back at our WOW booth! Many thanks to Allen and to his daughter Abby who made sure...
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Project Feederwatch!
The male goldfinch is bright yellow, while the female’s colors are dull. Tomorrow, Nov. 10, is the first day to count birds for Feederwatch this year. Project Feederwatch is a Citizen Science...
View ArticleLunar Eclipse of January 2019!
A Lunar Eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon and the earth’s shadow totally blocks the sun’s light from the moon. Sometimes we see a partial eclipse of the moon if the shadow...
View ArticleBrown-headed Nuthatch!
One of our tiniest birds, the Brown-headed Nuthatch, begins building its nest early in February. If you have never seen one you may have heard the “squeaky toy” sound that they make. This video...
View ArticleEastern Cottontails!
The eastern cottontail rabbit is a very common mammal in North Carolina and in most of the Eastern U.S. You probably have seen them dashing off into a thicket. They have brown upper parts, large ears,...
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Hummingbirds!
Hummingbirds love this native vine. If you enjoy watching hummingbirds at your feeder in the summer it’s not too soon to put the feeders out. There have been some reported sightings of Ruby Throated...
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Native Bees are Great Pollinators!
Mason bee on leaf Females lay their eggs in holes like these. There’s been a lot of buzz about honeybees in recent years. People are rightly concerned about the mysterious syndrome that causes colony...
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DLC and WOW: Making Tracks at Woodlawn’s STEAMfest
On Sunday, April 3, over 700 people flocked to Woodlawn’s STEAMfest, dedicated to science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities for children. DLC’s World of Wonder program hosted a booth...
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