Maybe all this social distancing is starting to get to me. Or maybe I watched too much TV as a kid. But do you know…
Mockingbirds
Red-Bellied Woodpeckers
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that your life has changed quite a bit over the past couple of weeks. I…
Pelicans
I can remember the date like it was yesterday. It was April 1, 2000-something. I’m gonna guess maybe 2001. It was late in the day,…
Sapsuckers
Spring starts a week from today and with it comes the promise of warmer temperatures, as well as visits from a host of migrating birds–including…
Tracking Oddities
Over the past several weeks, we’ve taken a Good Natured look at the tracks and signs of many of our area’s most common mammals, from…
Tracking – Cats
Several years ago we received an email from a St. Charles resident who had found the remains of a feline beneath a pine tree on…
Tracking – Mink
Several years ago, my friend Jessi and I went exploring at McKee Marsh–a small but wonderfully diverse parcel at the north end of the Blackwell…
Tracking – Deer
Walking along Ferson Creek recently, I couldn’t help but notice how the tips of so many plants-young trees, shrubs and crispy brown wildflowers alike-looked really…
Tracking – Rabbits & Squirrels
This week we continue our series on wildlife tracking with a look at two of our most common wildlife neighbors, rabbits and squirrels. But first,…
Tracking – Raccoons, Opossums & Skunks
Well, it’s almost February, the month of love. The greeting card and candy companies know it. The jewelry stores know it. And so, too, do…