Why do we see gulls during winter?
If you're seeing gulls this winter, it's probably cold, you're probably a few miles from a lake or river and there's probably an open dumpster nearby.
Red squirrels: 6 ounces of pure nastiness
Red squirrels make up for what they lack in size with pure pugnacity.
Mourning doves: A most unusual nest
Mourning doves are one of the most abundant birds in North America. Key to their success is that they are generalists in every sense of the word.
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...
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.
Muskrat and mink populations key to good marsh management
The perfect mink to muskrat population ratios stabilize marshes to consist of about half open water and half vegetation.
Corn is a grass and so much more
Just in time for peak sweet corn season, Scott Shalaway digs into the history, biology and many uses of corn.
The season of fireflies and dragonflies
Insect numbers peak during warm weather. Learn what to look for in your backyard during this time of year.
Who really benefits from domestic deer farms?
When hunters see a deer, they envision a big buck.
Meet some common spiders
Blooming goldenrod is turning old fields into oceans of yellow. And orb-weaving spiders are hard to miss in these very same fields.
