This section is devoted to weekly updates about phenology at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. "Phenology" is the study of change in nature--including the unfolding of seasons and the sometimes subtle ways in which plants, animals, and habitats respond to different photoperiods, variations in temperature, and other biotic and abiotic factors.

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Each week we post the interesting story of some plant, animal, or phenomenon and include numerous color photographs that entertain, educate, and delight the eye. (For example, see the Hummingbird Clearwing moth and Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, above, nectaring on Swamp Milkweed growing at the pond's edge.)

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