Ever wondered what that mess of orange twine is doing out in the prairie? It’s actually a parasitic plant called dodder. Learn more about it here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/08/19/photo-of-the-week-august-19-2011/
Compass plant is one of the characteristic plants of the tallgrass prairie, and is found throughout much of eastern Nebraska. See photos of this plant from southwestern Missouri here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/08/12/photo-of-the-week-august-12-2011/
Click here to see a report on grassland bird habitat in restored prairie from the 2011 Grassland Restoration Network meeting in Indiana. http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/31/report-from-the-2011-grassland-restoration-network-part-2-grassland-birds/
Find out why an evening of prairie landscape photography ended up with photos of dragonflies… http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/29/photo-of-the-week-july-29-2011/
The Prairie Ecologist traveled to Indiana last week and learned some things about frogs and toads. Read more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/25/report-from-2011-grassland-restoration-network-part-1-herpetology/
The cattle were milling about and making lots of noise… When we got close enough to see what was causing the fuss we found a snapping turtle trying to make its way through the angry mob to a distant pond. Read more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/24/an-unexpected-traveler/
Birds are very pretty – but mainly because of their feathers… Young birds, like these dickcissels, don’t yet have that aesthetically-pleasing costume wear. See more at: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/21/photo-of-the-week-july-21-2011/
Populations of many plants and animals have boom and bust cycles. Some are more obvious than others… Click below to read why this particular plant is having a great year on one of our prairies this season. http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/19/primrose-explosion/
Are we making a mistake by letting botanists tell us which prairies are high quality and which are not? Read more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/06/are-botanists-ruining-prairies/
Cows eat milkweed flowers. Sometimes. Why? What does it mean? Find out more: http://prairieecologist.com/2011/07/01/photo-of-the-week-june-30-2011/
