Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center's mission is to celebrate biodiversity by creating opportunities to play, learn, dream, and discover. Twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday we share images of plants and animals native to the southeastern United States along with local scenery on Instagram, FaceBook, and Pinterest. Take a detailed look at flora and fauna that construct our ecosystems and then step back and enjoy the landscape as a whole.
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Bobcat
Bobcats live alone, and are found throughout North America and Mexico, hunting mostly small prey such as rabbits and squirrels. They have soft pads on their feet which allows them to stalk stealthily through the forest floor. When they find their prey, they can spring from their hiding spot with a pounce that is over 10 feet wide and can knock over a grown human.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat/
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
This Fire Pink, or Silene virginica, is native to Tennessee and the eastern United States. This flower which is 1 to 1.5 inches is commonly found in meadows, forests and rocky slopes. It is seen blooming from April to August, and is often visited by ruby-throated hummingbirds, who like to drink this flower's nectar and is one of its primary pollinators.
Fire pink is a member of the carnation family (caryophyllaceae). The plant has a sticky-hairy glandular stem which traps smaller insects and leads to one of its common names catchfly.
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/silene_virginica.shtml
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The Leaf
The leaf is a food factory for plants, an oxygen producer for aerobic organisms and a key component in the production of water for the earth. The leaf is the keeper of chlorophyll, a chemical compound which traps the energy from sunlight and uses it to convert the carbon dioxide, which it has taken in from the atmosphere, to oxygen and hydrogen. In the atmosphere, some of the oxygen will react with the hydrogen to create water. This is why places like Tennessee are so humid. The high amount of vegetation, means high water content in the air.
If you look closely at this leaf, you can see rectangle or block like outlines within the blade. These outlines from the rigid rectangular structures of the cells which comprise a leaf. When there are many put together, you can see the outline of their shape with the naked eye. To learn more about leaves go to: http://sciencewithme.com/learn-about-leaves/
Saturday, August 6, 2016
The American Goldfinch
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Tree, gather up my thoughts...
Tree, gather up my thoughts
like the clouds in your branches.
Draw up my soul
like the waters in your root.
In the arteries of your trunk
bring me together.
Through your leaves
breathe out the sky.
J. Daniel Beady
Thursday, July 21, 2016
This Handsome Dragonfly...
The Common Daisy...
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