Yellow-rumped Warbler Portrait
The Yellow-rumped Warblers have now mostly departed, but this recent individual allowed for a close portrait while doing some midday dining.
Read MoreSmall Business Saturday Tomorrow!
Tomorrow we will celebrate Small Business Saturday! This is a special day to show your love for the small businesses in your community, and in our case to support our many nature-oriented programs! To show our appreciation, we’re offering 10% OFF ALL NATURE STORE PURCHASES. So mark your calendar, and get ready to Shop Small with us. You’re sure to find something unique and inspiring for everyone on your shopping list. Thanks for your support, and we hope to see you then!
Read MoreNovember Watercolors
One of the advantages of the colder and cleaner air of the late fall and winter is that we often get a better chance to see watercolors painted across our sky with gorgeous afternoon sunsets. We may not have a rainbow of colors on land right now, but we will have plenty to find in the air over the next few months.
Read MoreAutumn Meadowhawk
We are really at the end of the insect season now, and here was likely the last Autumn Meadowhawk dragonfly of the season for me last week. Our warm stretch allowed life to flourish a little longer than usual, a continuing impact of our changing climate. Each year we seem to be setting new records for the earliest spotted and latest recorded individuals of species of butterflies, birds, and sometimes even flowers. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreBad Hair Day
Don’t worry, Savannah Sparrow, bad hair days happen to all of us. Speaking of that, our collective feathers and hair are all about to be blown away. We had a warm and very not November-like stretch but the snow is coming to Chautauqua County! Be safe and enjoy the beginning act of the winter season.
Read MoreGreat Blue Heron
Check out this Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) sitting on one of the new reef balls at Stratford Point. I’m glad it found the spot inviting! Yes, new reef balls have been put in place along the north shore to expand on the success of the pilot project, and I will show and tell you more about them in an upcoming post. Now if a Snowy Owl could be sitting on one in the next couple of weeks I would not object… Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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