Find the Light
The sun is dropping in the sky and the daylight is getting shorter by the day, so let’s get out there to enjoy the sun’s warmth while we can. It certainly is wondrous nonetheless…
Read MoreBrant Back
Welcome back to the Brant! We missed you. Have you seen any flying by or stopping over near you on their return from the arctic?
Read MoreNovember Foliage
It is getting more difficult to find but there is still some gorgeous fall foliage to soak in…hope you spent some of your weekend outdoors!
Read MoreGolden-crowned Kinglet
Ah, the stick in the face – the bird photographer’s worst nightmare. I still liked this Golden-crowned Kinglet from last weekend, and it gives us a sense of how these little birds navigate deep in the grasslands to find tasty meals like grasshoppers. A few days before this shot I had one all lined up with a big grasshopper in its bill before it dove to devour the meal out of my sight. Alas… Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreWoolly Bear Season
Yep, it’s that time again – here’s a Woolly Bear caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella) that I saw crossing the road last week. In this case I think we can say that its goal was definitely to get to the other side. If you have not encountered any of them before the old story goes that more extensive black covering the body means it will be a colder and snowier winter will be for us, and the more brown a caterpillar has the warmer it will be. This one seems like a relatively balanced individual, so maybe we will all end up happy this winter. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation &...
Read MoreChristmas in October
These maple leaves had much more of a Christmas in October feeling to them than the typical fall foliage, especially on a dark day.
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