What NA Bird Makes the Biggest Nest?
For the second weekend in a row, I spent Saturday sitting in a kayak while floating down the French Broad River. At the peak of the fall season, the
Weekly Puzzler Answer #28
Years ago I was conducting a river study with a group of middle school students in Middleburgh, New York when we caught this crayfish. It was hard to miss the
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
A Wading Bird with a 6 Foot Wingspan
This past winter I took two photography trips to southern Florida for photography. Both were amazing in terms of variety of birds and opportunities to watch and photograph them. (see
Ten Cool Things about Snakes
Snakes, like spiders and bats are not the cute and cuddly animals that everyone loves. Somehow our society has made these creatures out to be something scary and bad and many
The Big-Eyed Curious Spider with the Bizarre Dance
When I sit down and disappear into the grass, getting eye-level with a variety of creatures who live there, I get excited when I spot a jumping spider, my favorite
What Bird has a Barbed Tongue and Loves Ants?
To be fair, if you know anything at all about woodpeckers, you may know that numerous species could be the answer to the above question. But for this week’s Creature