My shiny stream by Gabriella Randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2018-09-28 15:45:17 UTC 2025-09-02 17:23:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard duck) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287327366 Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: Chordate
Mallard ducks prefer freshwater that is both shallow and calm]]> 2018-09-30 14:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287327366 This Anas platyrhynchos was spotted in a puddle this summer in Larksville, PA. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287329112 2018-09-30 14:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287329112 I saw this Canis latrans prowling through the fields on top of Larksville Mountain. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287330451 2018-09-30 14:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287330451 Canis latrans (Coyote) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287331268 Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: Chordate
Coyotes can run up to 40 miles an hour.]]> 2018-09-30 14:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287331268 I caught this Micropterus salmoides at my friends stocked pond in Honesdale. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287333373 2018-09-30 15:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287333373 Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth bass) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287333911 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
The average lifespan of a largemouth bass is about 16 years, but they have been known to live more than 20 years.]]> 2018-09-30 15:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287333911 I found these Notophthalmus viridescens at a summer camp I attended at the Lacawac Sanctuary of Research. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287335202 2018-09-30 15:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287335202 Notophthalmus viridescens (Common Newt) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287336751 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
The common newt protects itself from other predators, like mice, by producing tetrodotoxin that makes the newt unpalatable.]]> 2018-09-30 15:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287336751 I saw this Odocoileus virginianus walking in my yard with its family from the Huntsville Reservoir. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287338049 2018-09-30 15:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287338049 Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed deer) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287338478 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
I have noticed that the deer in my community are very aware of their surroundings and look both ways before crossing roads. The adults tend to wait for cars to pass, while the young are more impulsive and dart right out into the street with little concern.]]> 2018-09-30 15:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287338478 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287339221 This Ovis aries lives at The Land at Hillside Farms where a sheep sheering event takes place every year. ]]> 2018-09-30 15:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287339221 Ovis aries (Sheep) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287339733 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
Sheep have rectangular pupils the give them amazing peripheral vision of about 270 - 320 degrees while humans average at about 155 degrees. ]]> 2018-09-30 15:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287339733 This picture of a Phasianus colchicus was found eating the birdseed that was spread on the ground in the front yard. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287343698 2018-09-30 16:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287343698 Phasianus colchicus (ring necked pheasant) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287346856 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
Ring necked pheasants are able to go several days without eating if the weather is very bad.]]> 2018-09-30 16:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287346856 I took this picture of a Pholcidae that was on a wall in my house. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287348091 2018-09-30 16:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287348091 Pholcidae (daddy-long legs) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287350257 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Arthropod
Daddy-long legs don't have venom and cannot make webs.]]> 2018-09-30 17:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287350257 This is a picture of a Tamias striatus that was fished out of my grandparents pool in Larksville, PA after almost drowning. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287351628 2018-09-30 17:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287351628 Tamias striatus (chipmunk) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287352531 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
There are 25 species of chipmunks. Surprisingly, 24 of them live in North America. Only one of them is found on another continent, Asia, in Siberia. ]]> 2018-09-30 17:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287352531 This picture shows one of the many bear (Ursus americanus) that frequently visit my grandmother's bird feeders. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287354387 2018-09-30 17:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287354387 Ursus americanus (black bear) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287354792 Kingdom: Animal 
Phylum: Chordate 
Female bears give birth to two or three cubs that are born blind and during the winter, leaving the cubs helpless and the mothers very protective.]]> 2018-09-30 17:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287354792 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287356077 Here is the location of a very old silver maple tree behind my house. ]]> 2018-09-30 17:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287356077 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287360630 Here is a close-up of Acer saccharum's leaves.]]> 2018-09-30 18:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287360630 Acer saccharum (Silver maple tree) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287360668 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
The Acer saccharum can become 50 to 70 feet tall and is a hardwood used for building construction. ]]> 2018-09-30 18:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287360668 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287361612 Our water comes from a well. My parent's don't want to add weed killer to our water table so weeds grow in our grass. This Amoria repens grows everywhere on our property. ]]> 2018-09-30 18:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287361612 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287361974 Close-up of the Amoria repens showing three leaves.]]> 2018-09-30 18:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287361974 Amoria repens (White clover) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287362279 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
The leaves and flowers if the Amoria repens are eaten by many types of animals like voles, the white-tail deer, and the American robin.]]> 2018-09-30 18:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287362279 The flowers of the Forsythia viridissima. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287364977 2018-09-30 18:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287364977 A close-up of the Forsythia viridissima's leaves. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287365023 2018-09-30 18:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287365023 Forsythia viridissima (Forsythia) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287365062 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
The forsythia belongs to the same family as the olive and its flowers are edible and can be used to make tea or syrups.]]> 2018-09-30 18:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287365062 Here is a close up of a Pinus stobus L. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287366413 2018-09-30 18:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287366413 Pinus stobus L. (white pine) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287366449 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Coniferophyta
A well lived white pine tree normally attains a life span of about 200 years and may possibly reach 450 years.]]> 2018-09-30 18:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287366449 Solidago canadensis (Golden Rod) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287367808 2018-09-30 19:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287367808 Solidago canadensis (Golden Rod) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287367842 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
Some people think this is a wild flower and to others it is a weed. It grows in fields and along roadsides throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania in late summer and early fall. Golden rod spreads aggressively and is considered an invasive species outside of native area.]]> 2018-09-30 19:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287367842 This picture of a Forsythia viridissima was taken at the fence division between my house and my neighbor's house. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287367957 2018-09-30 19:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287367957 This is a picture of a Pinus stobus L. that is located in my backyard. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287368027 2018-09-30 19:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287368027 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287368084 This example of Solidago canadensis was photographed along the edge of my family's property. ]]> 2018-09-30 19:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287368084 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287368114 This example of a ericaceae was pictured in my front yard.]]> 2018-09-30 19:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287368114 A close-up photograph of the Rhododendron ericaceae flower. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287369313 2018-09-30 19:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287369313 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287369352 The PJM rhododendron in full bloom during early May.]]> 2018-09-30 19:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287369352 Rhododendron ericaceae (PJM rhododendron) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287369417 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
This plant is a hybrid of three different types of rhododendron plants that was created during the 1930s. It is an early blooming rhododendron.]]> 2018-09-30 19:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287369417 Close-up of the Paeonia lactiflora 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287370812 2018-09-30 19:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287370812 Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese peony or common garden peony) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287370843 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
The peony plants attract ants during the spring when the flowers are blooming because they are attracted to the buds sweet nectar. In the fall, the plant will wither and die, in the spring it begins again as shoots emerging from the Earth.]]> 2018-09-30 19:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287370843 This Paeonia lactiflora bush is located in my yard and only blooms in the spring. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287370962 2018-09-30 19:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287370962 This Ilex cornuta is located in my front yard. This plants leaves and berries are commonly used to decorate for Christmas. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287372107 2018-09-30 19:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287372107 Close-up of a Ilex cornuta during the October with red berries. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287372453 2018-09-30 19:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287372453 Ilex cornuta (China Girl holly) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287372480 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
This evergreen shrub is a female variety and has bright red berries in the fall and winter. Cross pollination is necessary with a male variety that should be in the vicinity in order for berries to grow. ]]> 2018-09-30 19:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287372480 This Lamprocapnos spectabilis was photographed in my yard during the spring. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287874655 2018-10-01 21:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287874655 Lamprocapnos spectabilis close-up view showing the flowers that look like bleeding hearts. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287874924 2018-10-01 21:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287874924 Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Bleeding heart) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287891582 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
The Lamprocapnos spectabilis has flowers that look like bleeding hearts. After it flowers, it gradually wilts and dies back to the ground by the end of summer. ]]> 2018-10-01 22:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287891582 Close-up image of the Convallaria majalis 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287894429 2018-10-01 23:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287894429 Convallaria majalis (Lily of the valley) 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287894461 Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Vascular plant
The Convallaria majalis is a tiny white flower that is extremely fragrant during the spring. The plant's leaves serve as a ground cover during the spring and summer. The word "Convallaria" comes from the Latin word "convallis" that means valley.]]> 2018-10-01 23:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287894461 Hundreds of Convallaria majalis bloom beneath pine trees in my yard during early May. 22gabriella_randazzo https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287895029 2018-10-01 23:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/22gabriella_randazzo/37sqoi7f46ah/wish/287895029