Wild Things
2012 nature calendar for Whatcom County
Birds, bears and other beasts, everything from algae to gray whales, call Whatcom County home. We've compiled a calendar to help you keep a lookout for what nature has to offer.
Wild Things
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WILD THINGS
Snowberry offers beauty year-round
Everywhere you go these days — from hiking trails to roadsides — you’re likely seeing bushels of the creamy, white fruit that is the common snowberry.
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Winter brings short-eared owls to county
See the tufts of feather on top of this owl’s head? Those provide a clue to its name: short-eared owl.
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WILD THINGS
Common foxglove beautiful, yet toxic
The common foxglove is a deadly beauty, which is why critters avoid munching on the pinkish-purple flowers or any other part of this poisonous plant.
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Red-legged frogs big, yet sound small
The red-legged frog is large but its call is puny.
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Shrews tiny, diverse and widespread
Nine species of shrews are found in a wide swath over Washington state, from sea level to mountain meadows. They are the state’s smallest mammals — the tiniest, the pygmy shrew, is the size of a thumb — and, though widespread, they are the least-known of the mammals.
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Pacific Northwest coral mushrooms diverse in color
One look and it’s clear why Ramaria are commonly referred to as coral mushrooms.
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Skeleton shrimp tough to spot
This small, twiggy-looking creature is commonly referred to as a skeleton shrimp but it’s not a shrimp, per se.
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Black-tailed deer easy to spot locally
You don’t have to trek into the woods to see the Columbian black-tailed deer.
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Hardy big-leaf lupine rich in color
Big-leaf lupine is a bright shot of eye-candy for hikers and gardeners this time of the year, thanks to dense clusters of blue to purple flowers blooming on spikes that can be as long as 16 inches.
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Spring could bring contact with black bears
Drivers headed up to the Mt. Baker Recreation Area at the end of May to participate in Ski to Sea got an eyeful of a black bear serenely munching on grass growing alongside the road.
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