Copperhead or milk snake or rat snake?
Last week my wife informed me she had seen the first big black rat snake of the year stretched across the road in front...
Listen for Bullfrog voices on a summer night
Learn more about the bullfrog's habitat, mating habits, diet, natural predators and invasive status in parts of the world outside of the eastern U.S.
Who really benefits from domestic deer farms?
When hunters see a deer, they envision a big buck.
Feeding deer corn is not the best thing to do
Deer’s winter digestive system is not equipped to handle a high carbohydrate diet such as corn.
Don’t blink: Turkeys have incredible eyesight
Anyone who has ever tried to look at a wild turkey knows they have incredible eyesight. One moment you're looking at one; then you blink, and it's gone.
Hummingbird guilt while on summer vacation
When my wife and I left on vacation July 21, I felt pangs of guilt. I had been hosting a growing number of ruby-throated hummingbirds at my feeders since early May.
Gray tree frogs can be noisy masters of disguise
July was too hot and dry for man or beast. One of the consequences is that evenings were quiet. I don’t think I heard...
Weasels: Tiny but mighty
Weasels’ claim to fame as killing machines hardly endear them to many nature watchers, but without them, we might live in a world overrun by rodents.
Red squirrels: 6 ounces of pure nastiness
Red squirrels make up for what they lack in size with pure pugnacity.
Don’t be fooled by hummingbird moths
When you scan a group of hummingbirds carefully, you might notice that one looks a little different.
