Nature’s Master Engineer: 10 Things You Might Not Know about Beavers
Most people could probably recognize a beaver from a picture but I wonder how many have ever seen one in the wild. If you are a kayaker or have taken
Weekly Puzzler Answer #26
The answer to last week’s puzzler is a, This deer has antlers. Many people use the words antlers and horns interchangeably, but these two words mean different things. Antlers
What do Black Bears NOT do all winter?
This week’s Creature Feature is the Black Bear, an animal I have gotten to see quite a bit since my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2008. During my five month hike
Are Bats Blind?10 Things That Might Surprise You
1. Bats are NOT BLIND! They have eyes and can see just like you or me. They can navigate in total darkness through echolocation–they send out a high-pitched signal through
An Amazing Man Who Has Changed the World for Bats: My Hero, Merlin Tuttle
A person I truly admire is a man named Merlin Tuttle. Have you heard of him? In the 80’s Merlin Tuttle founded an organization called Bat Conservation International (BCI), partly in
Invisible Fawn
Years ago I worked as a Naturalist at a small nature center in Westchester County, New York. In the springtime, it was not unusual for us to get calls from