10 Amazing Things about Ospreys
I think ospreys are amazing birds and love to watch them dive into a body of water and come up with a giant fish. I am always amazed when they
10 Things You May Not Know About Spotted Salamanders
What changes do you associate with spring? Probably warmer temperatures, rainy days and the coming of flowers and buds on trees, right? While all of these ARE undeniably signs of
10 Things You May Not Know about Wolves
When I was a teenager, my parents took my two younger brothers and I to a vast wilderness park in eastern Canada called Algonquin. Most of our vacation there was
10 Things You Might Not Know about Wild Turkeys
Happy Thanksgiving friends!! I hope you are enjoying your day surrounded by friends and family, sharing some good food and drink along with lots of laughs. I hope too that
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
Do Male Praying Mantises get Eaten after Mating?
Last week’s Puzzler was an egg case (called an ootheca) from a Praying Mantis. A cool thing that I learned about an ootheca is that the female will produce one