All posts in Creature Feature

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Creature Feature – Ode to Autumn
September 26, 2023, No Comments

Blue jays call and acorns fall The nights are crisp and clear Chipmunks run the old stone walls And coats turn gray on d ...

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Creature Feature – A Winter’s Tale
September 26, 2023, No Comments

Traditionally, one way the Iroquois people celebrated the Winter Solstice was by playing the Bowl Game, which used a num ...

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Creature Feature – Northern Flicker Facts
September 12, 2023, No Comments

Northern Flickers aren’t your typical woodpecker, as they spend a good deal of time on the ground.  Rather than pound ...

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Creature Feature – Beauty Queen
August 31, 2023, No Comments

Stroll along any rural road this month and you’ll likely spy Queen Anne’s Lace, a classic summer wildflower.  Queen ...

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Creature Feature – Summertime Bears
August 15, 2023, No Comments

Now and then, it’s good to put black bears back in the spotlight, as the better we understand bears, the safer we can ...

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Creature Feature – Animal Siblings
August 1, 2023, No Comments

Sibling dynamics vary widely in the wild, and from our human perspective, some behaviors seem “good” and others “b ...

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Creature Feature – Black Raspberries a Sweet Taste of Summer
July 19, 2023, No Comments

When I was a child, I would roam a tract of scrub land bordering the neighborhood.  “The Gully,” as we knew it, was ...

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Creature Feature – Take a Kid Fishing
June 12, 2023, No Comments

As both a parent and an active angler, I advocate for youth involvement in fishing because of the positive impact the sp ...

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Creature Feature – Red-Eyed Vireo an Overachiever
May 30, 2023, No Comments

Everyone’s got that friend or coworker who goes over the top on most everything.  With their spotless homes, perfectl ...

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Creature Feature – Nocturnal Animals
May 16, 2023, No Comments

We know that many creatures in the Animal Kingdom are nocturnal and that this evolutionary adaptation has numerous advan ...