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Nature WatchTrue or False: Is Mistletoe the "Kiss of Death?" 12/15/2004There is a myth about American Mistletoe, the plant often hung in doorways during the holiday season to elicit kisses from those standing beneath it. Reputed to be the "kiss of death," it is said to be so poisonous that humans can be killed if they eat its leaves or berries. Is this myth true or false? Read on to find out! read more Birding FocusChickadees Are Cold Weather Machines 12/31/2002Though any bird that survives winter in the North amazes those of us that depend on furnaces and warm blankets, the black-capped chickadee may be the most incredible of all winter survivors. read more On the Wild SideSpring Spectacle 3/26/2003It looks like a work of art. Maybe a glass sculpture? An assemblage of mirrors? A reflective metal abstraction? Or is it a work of nature? Ripples and waves on the ocean surface perhaps? If you guess it has something to do with the ocean you are close . . . but you still may be surprised by the answer. read more |
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