Posts in tag Nature walk

A doctor, a lawyer and a pharmacist walk into the woods… Slowly.  They’ve assembled at the edge of the woods...

Cryptic coloration is another term for camouflage commonly found in many species of animals. It’s easy to see that the earth...

photo by Carl Kurtz Plants such as bulrushes, cattails, water lilies and animals such as frogs, fish or even snail...

Bird identification can require serious observation and science.  Here we have two red-tailed hawks that are completely different.  On a...

Carrion beetles are about an inch long and colorful. They play an important role in natural processes by feeding on...

Bumblebees probably aren’t given enough credit for the pollination services they perform. They’re a life-sustainer for a host of native...

Juvenile red-tailed hawks lack the wariness of mature adult birds. They are more tolerant of humans and less wary of...

Dodder is a parasitic plant that appears like an enormous batch of wet spaghetti draped over and wrapped around other...

The white-lined sphinx is a large moth and sometimes referred to as a hummingbird moth. They are generally common in...

Prairie blazingstar (Liatris pycnostachya) is a favorite prairie flower with its tall magenta spikes. It belongs to the aster family and...

“Native prairies have a host of legumes mixed into their array of forbs and grasses. Leadplant (Amorpha canescens), pictured here,...

“Warm, humid, windless nights are good for the pursuit of moths gathering beneath nighttime lighting. There are hundreds of species...