What’s Special About NA’s Largest Woodpecker?
If you’ve ever seen a Pileated Woodpecker, you know they are impressive. Nearly the size of a crow at 16-19 inches long, seeing or hearing one of these handsome birds
If You Love Hummingbirds, Do This Soon!
Greetings Friends, It’s almost that time of year again when the windows will be open and you’ll hear the familiar buzzing sounds of the ruby-throated hummingbirds dashing around. If you
Weekly Puzzler Answer #53
Does this call remind you a bit of Woody the Woodpecker? I think this is the bird the call from that cartoon was modeled upon. The call is from a
5 Sayings You’ve Probably Heard… but Did You Know They’re False?
Hollywood and our society in general have perpetuated many myths about some common plants and animals. For years these sayings have been passed down as TRUTH, resulting in a lot
Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Red-shouldered Hawks
Last week’s Puzzler was the piercing call of the Red-shouldered Hawk, one of our most common North American raptors. This is a hawk whose call you may have heard as
Weekly Puzzler Answer #49
So wow, what about this sound? If you’ve ever been outside and heard it, you know it can go on for quite a long time. You may even have decided
10 Facts About the N.A. Owl with the Most Varied Diet
A few weeks ago I featured the call of an Eastern Screech Owl as the Weekly Puzzler. Now I am featuring it again, this time as the Weekly Creature Feature. Here