 Swamp sunflowers With the large drifts of purple and gold wildflowers blooming along area roadsides, it seems even nature is celebrating LSU football.
Read the wildflower article by Master Naturalist Colette Dean in the Baton Rouge Advocate. (subscription may be required.)  Hummingbird photo by Dennis Demcheck Hummingbirds are the Mike Tysons of their bird world. Read the hummingbird article by Master Naturalist Colette Dean in the Baton Rouge Advocate (subscription may be required.)
 Nancy Newfield taught herself how to band hummingbirds to prove they winter in Louisiana. Advocate photo We know some hummingbirds spend the winter in Louisiana thanks to Nancy Newfield, a stay-at-home mom who was just trying to teach her children…
Read the hummingbird study article by Colette Dean in the Baton Rouge Advocate (subscription may be required).  The importance of fungi should not be underestimated. Some are quite delicious. Read the mushroom foray article by Master Naturalist Colette Dean in the Baton Rouge Advocate (subscription may be required.)
 Ribbon snake photo by Jeff Boundy. Louisiana is home to 47 species of snakes. Only seven are venomous.
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