Butterflies – National Pollinator Week
This is the last day of National Pollinator Week which ran from June 16 through June 22. It turned out to be very appropriate timing for us in Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania as more insects emerged and vegetation continued to grow very rapidly. I actually had some days with several more “first of year” sightings of bees, dragonflies, and butterflies, the group I wanted to focus on and share photos of in this entry. The following were photographed in the last week in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region in public locations like state game lands, wildlife management...
Read MoreWhite-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
The ongoing California drought is said to be responsible for an unprecedented breeding crash for raptors like this White-tailed Kite: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/thomas-614718-year-drought.html
Read MoreHungry creatures
The last couple of weeks have been very difficult for many hungry creatures across our landscape. As winter continues to have a firm grip on the northeast region, a day or two of respite aside at the moment before more cold moves in, wildlife faces a struggle to survive as food is exhausted and the ground remains largely covered in snow and frozen solid to a great depth. Multiple people have reported groups of American Robins sitting in their yards in flocks trying to figure out what to eat. Other folks have told us that Robins and other abnormal species have started visiting feeders, a...
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