All posts in Creature Feature

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Creature Feature – Walleye
March 25, 2020, No Comments

Renowned for its sweet and mild white meat, the coveted walleye gets its name from its pearlescent eyes. This milky appe ...

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Creature Feature – Snow Geese
March 16, 2020, No Comments

Spring is coming!  It’s time to keep our eyes and ears open for migrating snow geese passing overhead in huge, noisy ...

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Creature Feature – The Virginia Opossum
February 26, 2020, No Comments

The opossum is homely but remarkable.  It’s mostly grayish-white, with dark legs, a pointy snout and hairless ears.  ...

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Creature Feature – Fisher Facts
February 10, 2020, No Comments

The fisher is a member of the weasel family.  It was nearly eradicated by early settlers, but has made a strong comebac ...

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Creature Feature – The Pileated Woodpecker
January 30, 2020, No Comments

The pileated woodpecker is quite large (crow-sized) making it easy to distinguish from our other resident tree tappers. ...

Creature Feature – Winter & Fish Activity
January 14, 2020, No Comments

What do fish do under the ice all winter?  Is the phrase “go to sleep with the fishes” based on fact?  Fish have d ...

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Creature Feature – Animals in Christmas Traditions
December 13, 2019, No Comments

Move over reindeer!  There are other animals celebrated around the world at Christmastime!  In some Latino cultures, t ...

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Creature Feature – The Porcupine
November 27, 2019, No Comments

There are over two dozen kinds of porcupines across the globe, but the North American porcupine is the only species livi ...

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Creature Feature – What’s in a Name?
November 16, 2019, No Comments

Many animal species congregate into groups of their own kind. There are different reasons why they do this. One purpose ...

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Creature Feature – The Black Rat Snake & Mimicry
October 31, 2019, No Comments

Like neighborhood kids dressed up as someone or something else on Halloween, there are wild creatures that practice the ...