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1 online resource |
| Contents |
April : bird songs and bobcat tracks -- May : fish, lichen, and a gentle garter snake -- June : pond sliders and a muskrat -- July : aquatic life, dragonflies, and butterflies -- August : a sunrise venture -- September : unexpected discoveries and seeing small -- October : fall colors and a bobcat -- November : rain, tadpoles, and camouflaged insects -- December : winter is here-flooding and displaced pond weeds -- January : snow, ice, and a bluebird drama -- February : manifestations of spring and bounding deer -- March : pond sliders, great blue herons, and spring beauties |
| Summary |
In Southern Sanctuary, retired NASA research scientist and writer Marian Moore Lewis takes readers on a journey of discovery through the Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary, a 400-acre preserve in Madison County, Alabama. Writing in the voice of a knowledgeable friend and with accompanying color photographs, Lewis introduces plants, animals, and other wildlife that reside in the preserve's meadows, woods, and waterways-like those beloved throughout the American South. Lewis has organized this beautifully presented volume into twelve monthly chapters. She starts her year in April after the c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Alabama
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Natural areas -- Alabama
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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Natural areas
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Natural history
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Flint River Watershed (Tenn. and Ala.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007697
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Alabama
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United States -- Flint River Watershed
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780817387730 |
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0817387730 |
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