North America is home to around 30,000 beetle species. Thirty. Thousand. Species. It’s no wonder that identifying them can be difficult. Some beetles, bless their…
Ground Bees and Beetles
Local Nature Anecdotes
Have you ever found yourself faced with so many great choices that you can’t possibly choose just one? I have that problem when it comes…
Make Mine Chocolate
There are a few things in this world that I’m absolutely nuts about. Snakes are one, puppies are another. And then there’s chocolate. As I…
Muskrat Rites
We consider it a human rite of passage: Grow to a certain age, acquire important life skills, then leave home to take on the big…
Bird Nests
This time of year, everyone’s chomping at the bit for spring. Whether it’s that little extra bit of daylight, the first glimpse of a woodland…
Canada Geese
Remember when Canada geese were a fly-by-night group? Back then, before our resident goose populations took hold, it was big news when these large, majestic…
The Carcass Cam
Last week we took a Good Natured look at the notion of dreams coming true, and how the aspirations of naturalists might veer a little…
Wildlife & Feeding in Winter
We all have dreams, don’t we? I know I have several, including writing a book, hosting a talk show and making a perfect pie crust.…
Walnut Groves
Chances are, if you’re a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, and/or if you watched the television show Little House on the Prairie, the name Walnut Grove…
Winter Stoneflies
Make no mistake, love is in the air. Jewelers have stepped up their ads for diamond-crusted tokens of tenderness (“Every kiss begins with Kay!”) and…