tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post1251164330207521713..comments2024-02-21T13:49:48.833-05:00Comments on SwampThings: Double Troubleswamp4mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-90538573886083684252008-01-22T11:48:00.000-05:002008-01-22T11:48:00.000-05:00swamp thing,Cutting woodpecker trees is painful. ...swamp thing,<BR/>Cutting woodpecker trees is painful. I try my best to leave them as long as I can, but the ones immediately adjacent to the trails and roads have to come down. Luckily, there are plenty more to keep the all the woodpeckers happy.<BR/>I'm still laughing about the poor guy with the Hitler mustache...swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-12940189923470250512008-01-22T06:45:00.000-05:002008-01-22T06:45:00.000-05:00The pileated woodpecker that was (apparently) usin...The pileated woodpecker that was (apparently) using that tree is going to hunt you down at your house! Hope you don't have aluminum window frames! <BR/><BR/>Nasty P-ivy. I'm only allergic to big messes (heavy exposure) of it....like the one in the picture. Good time of year to deal with it, though. <BR/><BR/>One time I was in the field (late winter) with a young biologist and he had a p-ivy branch in his hand - he had crushed the bud and was running it under his nose to determine if there was a scent...he got a nasty Hitler mustache of poison ivy about 2 days later. Classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-45865201621081975032008-01-20T00:54:00.000-05:002008-01-20T00:54:00.000-05:00Just thinking about it makes me itch...Just thinking about it makes me itch...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-60273426958987940912008-01-19T16:22:00.000-05:002008-01-19T16:22:00.000-05:00Hugh,We do seem to have more than our fair share o...Hugh,<BR/>We do seem to have more than our fair share of poison ivy around here. My husband is extremely sensitive to it and goes to great lengths to avoid it.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-47714409137979571562008-01-19T15:57:00.000-05:002008-01-19T15:57:00.000-05:00Yikes. I love the Carolinian forest, but have suf...Yikes. I love the Carolinian forest, but have suffered miserably from that vine. I itch just looking at it. <BR/><BR/>HughHugh Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009591922841705072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-73377246569744329942008-01-19T10:19:00.000-05:002008-01-19T10:19:00.000-05:00Thank you for that! That's what I love about your...Thank you for that! That's what I love about your blog - you find beauty in things many wouldn't find beautiful! Swamps, dead trees, etc. Our woods are wet, and sometimes that depresses me. And we have a lot of standing, and fallen dead trees. I often think that means that are woods are not healthy. But the information you provide makes me see it in a different light. Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-45065706610782181962008-01-19T10:02:00.000-05:002008-01-19T10:02:00.000-05:00stacie,Standing dead trees provide food, resting, ...stacie,<BR/>Standing dead trees provide food, resting, and nesting areas for a wide variety of animals (those holes in the trunk are from woodpeckers, for example). Plus, as the tree is broken down by decomposers such as fungi, it enriches the soil. Once the tree falls and becomes a dead log lying on the forest floor it provides habitat for animals like salamanders, and denning space for animals like bobcats and foxes. In short, dead snags promote life.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10279728.post-18178579810579898252008-01-19T09:51:00.000-05:002008-01-19T09:51:00.000-05:00Why are standing dead snags great things?Why are standing dead snags great things?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com