All posts in Creature Feature

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Creature Feature – Common Merganser—Mama Mia!
July 30, 2024, No Comments

Did you know that Common Mergansers sometimes wind up with extra babies that aren’t their own? Perhaps you’ve observ ...

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Creature Feature – Walleye Facts ‘n Fiction
July 15, 2024, No Comments

Walleye are among our most popular freshwater game fish. Most experienced anglers know that walleye feed most actively a ...

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Creature Feature – Deterring Deer
May 29, 2024, No Comments

While most gardeners are happy to share the fruits of their labors with foraging birds and valuable pollinating insects, ...

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Creature Feature – Motherly Devotion
May 14, 2024, No Comments

It’s spring, and that means there are lots of wildlife babies being born into the world! Known for their intelligence ...

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Creature Feature – The Floodgates Are Open!
April 28, 2024, No Comments

Over the last few weeks, the first trickle of returning birds has been steadily increasing, and now the floodgates are o ...

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Creature Feature – I Spy with My Little Eye…
April 27, 2024, No Comments

This region of New York boasts an impressive natural diversity.  Whether you’re fortunate enough to live here year ro ...

Creature Feature – Welcome Back Loonies
April 16, 2024, No Comments

I heard the first loon of the year on Easter morning.  Otisco Lake is downhill from my home, and on early spring days, ...

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Creature Feature – Angry Birds
April 4, 2024, No Comments

Sometimes, when a bird collides with one of our windows it’s not by accident, especially during spring and early summe ...

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Creature Feature – Gone Fishin’
March 19, 2024, No Comments

New York has a statewide open season for most kinds of panfish including yellow perch, crappie, bluegill, and other sunf ...

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Creature Feature – Going Nuts
March 5, 2024, No Comments

Common folklore tells us, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” and in between, it’s anyone’s g ...