tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775407527468125772.post4031470186802475307..comments2023-12-13T02:38:38.555-06:00Comments on Weedpicker's Journal:: Swimming off the AlvarWeedpicker Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529273252200443042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775407527468125772.post-79037838409709197482009-07-07T18:42:23.295-05:002009-07-07T18:42:23.295-05:00I think I'll stay out of the water!I think I'll stay out of the water!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907289523508846888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775407527468125772.post-56800608750971075762009-07-07T18:41:13.993-05:002009-07-07T18:41:13.993-05:00I think I'll stay out of the water!I think I'll stay out of the water!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907289523508846888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775407527468125772.post-31702662812094438232009-07-07T11:07:56.902-05:002009-07-07T11:07:56.902-05:00Hi Cheryl,
That alvar looks very similar to the ro...Hi Cheryl,<br />That alvar looks very similar to the rock ledges of Bembridge Foreland (also of limestone) near me on the Isle of Wight. (No watersnakes here but we do get weaver fish buried in the sand which deliver a nasty sting.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775407527468125772.post-51639196244838895742009-07-07T06:42:24.175-05:002009-07-07T06:42:24.175-05:00Thanks for the snake-y comments Tom. I will leave...Thanks for the snake-y comments Tom. I will leave that up to you and Janet to sort out!<br /><br />I'll stick to the swimming and botany. <br /><br />CherylWeedpicker Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529273252200443042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775407527468125772.post-11973477792436513632009-07-07T00:14:07.153-05:002009-07-07T00:14:07.153-05:00Cheryl, yes, this is definitely a shoreline alvar....Cheryl, yes, this is definitely a shoreline alvar. Very cool. This type of habitat would have probably graded inland to the LSD sites in a continuous but patchy alvar. Great LEWS pic. Since it isn't on an island, technically it isn't a LEWS under the federal endangered species act definition, but since it is not banded, it would qualify under the state listing as endangered. Interesting how that works, isn't it?<br /><br />TomTom Arbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919759721690261620noreply@blogger.com