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
10 Things You Didn’t know about Opossums
So this week’s Creature Feature… the Virginia Opossum: North America’s only marsupial (mammal with a pouch), the only mammal with opposable “thumbs” and the only N.A. mammal with a
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
10 Things You May Not Know about Copperheads?
Despite spending a lot of time outside, I have seen few copperheads in my lifetime. The ones I have seen have all been non-aggressive and uninterested in me. While I
What Animal on Earth has the Fastest Metabolism? 10 Things You Might Not Know about Hummingbirds
In my opinion, hummingbirds are one of the most amazing birds on earth. One of my favorite things about summer is getting to watch them at my feeders, buzzing around
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
What Amazing Ability do Female Box Turtles Have? 10 Things You May Not Know
Years ago I worked as a Naturalist at a nature center in a 4700 acre park in eastern New York State. I loved this park, especially all of the lovely