Exploring Nature, January 2024
by Kevin Shank | Jan 2, 2024 | 2024, 01 January, Articles & Stories, Birds, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Insects & Arachnids
- Find frost flowers or ice needles. These occur when the air is icy cold yet the soil is still above freezing and plant roots are active.
- In mid-January the wintering eagle population peaks in Virginia.
- Now through March is a good time to watch for Northern Lights.
- Build/repair/clean out/place/replace birdhouses.
- January and February are the most popular months to visit monarch butterfly migration sites in Mexico.
- Look at snowflakes under microscope.
Snowflakes. Photo © Dogwood Ridge.
