Weekly Puzzler 269: Handsome Reddish Songbird with a Black Head, Neck and Shoulders
Hello again! Our next puzzler is a bird that I see just about daily in my forested yard in western NC. Sometimes I hear it before I see it, as
Weekly Puzzler Answer #267
Did you recognize the bird from last week’s puzzler as a Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)? This handsome bird, 12 inches long, is in the same family as mockingbirds and catbirds,
Weekly Puzzler Answer #262
Happy Weekend, friends. I hope you are enjoying the lovely weather we’ve been having and can make time to get outside and enjoy it this weekend. Last week’s puzzler was
Weekly Puzzler Answer #260
The beautiful yellowish-orange eggs on the Milkweed leaf are ladybug eggs. Did you guess this when you saw them? Did you know ladybugs are a kind of beetle? Like other
Weekly Puzzler #261: Yellow Eye and Dagger-Like Bill
Recently I was talking to a woman who was on one of my blue ghost firefly tours about my weekly puzzlers. She was telling me she sometimes shares them with
6 Things That Might Surprise You About White-Tailed Deer
Ever wonder what animals are up to when you’re in your house, during the day when you’re busy with your life or at night when you’re sleeping? Trail cameras are
Can You Spot the Lie? Black Bears
How would you like to be a black bear and sleep for the winter? Or better yet, be a black bear Mom and give birth in your den, while you