Its nose stained from burying nuts in wet soil, a squirrel pauses, and poses, in the midst of its scatter-hoarding activities.
Scatter-Hoarding Squirrels
Squirrels
Over the past year and a half or so, when not chasing after snakes or bugs or paperwork, I’ve busied myself with a series of do-it-yourself home-improvement projects. There was last year’s Painting of the Bedroom, which took about two weeks to complete. Then came The Laying of the Laminate, an endeavor that involved the
River Otters
December 12, 2014 Otters One of the more common images making its way around Facebook these days depicts a quintessential Santa Claus. With a plate of cookies in one hand and a glass of milk in the other, St. Nick appears just as we followers have always pictured him: twinkling eyes, merry dimples, nose like
Squirrels-n-Walnuts
It’s black walnut season, and squirrels everywhere are sporting walnut-eating grins. Pigments in the nuts’ husks create stains that range from deep yellow to dark brown, and last for days or even weeks. September 5, 2014 Squirrels N Walnuts We’ve all been there… That awkward moment when you realize there’s a poppy seed from the
HerpSwap
So, what’s on your to-do list this weekend? Me? I’m driving to Galena with two tortoises and an iguana. I suppose I could just leave it at that. But I’d imagine that little statement might raise more questions than it answers. Plus, it probably leaves the impression that I, and therefore all naturalists are, to
Cottontails
If you’ve been to a Chinese restaurant lately, or keep a Chinese calendar handy, you might have noticed that 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. Hungry for more information, you might have delved deeper and consulted a widely recognized reference, the paper placemat, and learned that people born in a rabbit year are affectionate,
Squirrel Mating
Have you noticed what’s up with squirrels lately? Only a week or so back, they were hopping about in minimalist survival mode: foraging; keeping an eye out for predators; and in general trying to stay as warm and dry as their furry little bodies—and fluffy tail-that-doubles-as-a-blanket-and-umbrella—would let them. But, boy, things sure have changed these
Squirrels
St. Charles Park District Nature News – January 29 Have you noticed what’s up with squirrels lately? Only a week or so back, they were hopping about in minimalist survival mode: foraging; keeping an eye out for predators; and in general trying to stay as warm and dry as their furry little bodies—and fluffy tail-that-doubles-as-a-blanket-and-umbrella—would