Monday, December 1, 2008

No Acorns from the Oaks this Year

Did you know? There were not any acorns this year in the DC metropolitan area! Weird! I didn't really notice until I saw this article in the Washington Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/29/AR2008112902045.html?hpid=topnews

So what does it mean? Nobody really knows! Its just a weird year. Many naturalists and other experts say we shouldn't worry unless this continues for 2 - 4 more years. Who, or what, do we have to worry about, though? THE SQUIRRELS! They have been pretty aggressive this year. Now we now why!


A flying squirrel retrieves food put out by the staff at Long Branch Nature Center in Arlington County.


Take care,

Holly

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