American red squirrels have a high mortality rate with only 22 percent surviving to age 1. It is a medium size squirrel weighing between 200 and 250 grams. It is diurnal meaning it sleeps at night and feeds during the day. They eat pine seeds, acorns, seeds and the buds of trees. Females will breed at age 1. Depending on the abundance of food will produce one to two litters a year. The maximum life span is 8 years but the normal is 2-3 years. They do not hibernate and are active all year, but will take shelter in harsh cold weather. They are great jumpers and climbers.

Dragon Fly

(Anisoptera sp.)

Dragonflies have two pairs of wings. Their wings are very thin with small veins that crisscross to add strength. Dragonflies can beat their wings together or separately, which allows them to turn easily in the air, hover, and fly backwards. Some species of dragonflies can fly as fast as 20 miles per hour. They are a harmless insect and are very important to the food chain and ecosystem. They normally live by fresh water such as a pond or lake. They eat larva, tadpoles, small fish and insects such as Mosquitos. Dragonflies are carnivorous.

Queens Anne's Lace is a wild carrot. The first year it forms a deep taproot and only foliage. Flowers appear the second year. It is found in fields, meadows, and disturbed habitats. It on average grows up to be about 3 feet. Flowers bloom in late spring and mid-fall. They are very hardy and thrive in a dry enviroment that has lots of sun. Each flower cluster is made up of numerous white flowers. The flower cluster start out curled up and open to allow pollination then rolls shut like a reverse umbrella when it goes to seed at the end of the season.