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Out My Backdoor: How Drought Affects Wildlife
By Terry W. Johnson
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Out My Backdoor: Bluebird Migration
By Terry W. Johnson
The eastern bluebird is one of our most beloved birds. One reason for its popularity is that its beauty can be enjoyed without having to gaze at the bird through a pair of binoculars.
Out My Backdoor: Eva’s Impact on Conservation
By Terry W. Johnson
On a hot summer day in 1990, during the dedication of the office of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ fledgling Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program, I overheard a dignitary in the audience say to the person beside him, "I give the program three years before it folds."
Out My Backdoor: Meet the Tiger Bee Fly
By Terry W. Johnson
Out My Backdoor: Pearl Crescents—Little Beauties
By Terry W. Johnson
One of the most beautiful butterflies to grace Georgia is the pearl crescent. However, due, in large part to its demure size, it is also one of our most overlooked butterflies.
Out My Backdoor: Why I Admire Bumblebees
By Terry W. Johnson
Until I retired, I never spent much time watching bumblebees. I guess, like most folks, I took them for granted.
Out My Backdoor: Best Bet for Black Swallowtails
Out My Backdoor: Ever Heard of Grancy Graybeard?
By Terry W. Johnson
One of Georgia's least known flowering trees goes by a number of colorful names. Some people call it grancy graybeard. Others know it as grandfather graybeard, granddaddy's beard, old-man's beard, snow flower tree or flowering ash. Botanists, on the other hand, have named it fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus).
Out My Backdoor: Birds Love Georgia Pecans
By Terry W. Johnson
Out My Backdoor: Nuthatches at Work
By Terry W. Johnson
In the not too distant past, humans were considered the only animals that used tools. However, biologists throughout the world have discovered that an amazing array of animals including mammals, insects, fish, birds and even cephalopods (e.g., octopus) all make use of tools.
