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Headbanger

  The male downy woodpecker is a dapper urban resident (iStock, used with permission) ‘ Rushing out the door, I went over the list in my head. Workout pants and layered tees—check. Running… more →

Next-Door Nature

Headbanger — 7 comments

nextdoornature wrote 3 months ago:   The male downy woodpecker is a dapper urban resident (iStock, used with permission) ‘ R … more →

Tags: Behavior, Bird Behavior, Birds, breeding, Downy Woodpecker, feeding, Natural History, woodpeckers, Animal Behavior

Barnstormers — 8 comments

nextdoornature wrote 11 months ago: The barn swallow is a spectacular aerial acrobat (Photo: Eugene Beckes, Creative Commons license) . … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Birds, migration, Behavior, Natural History, feeding, breeding, urban adaptations, Bird Behavior

Social network — 2 comments

nextdoornature wrote 11 months ago: Love Facebook? You might want to thank a paper wasp (Photo: roadsidepictures, Creative Commons licen … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Nesting, Natural History, Breeding, Invertebrates, WASP, paper wasp, Yellowjacket, wildlife

Sparks [repost] — 1 comment

nextdoornature wrote 11 months ago: Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are as much a part of summer in some American suburbs as th … more →

Tags: Behavior, Natural History, Invertebrates, breeding, Firefly, lightning bugs, Beetles, wildlife, Nature

Hops-itality — 4 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: Frogs, including this Pacific tree frog, could use a little help as they try to survive in the 21st … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Behavior, Natural History, Citizen Science, Amphibians, urban adaptations, pacific tree frog, Green Treefrog

Village voice — 2 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: A white-crowned sparrow trying to get a date (Photo: KaCey97007, Creative Commons license) . How can … more →

Tags: Birds, Nesting, Behavior, Natural History, breeding, Sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, Song Sparrow, Tits

Froggy goes a-courtin' (repost) — 8 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: The wood frog has a large North American range (Photo: Garrett and Kitty Wilkin, Creative Commons li … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Behavior, Natural History, Amphibians, wood frog, Breeding, wildlife, Nature, Environment

Drummer boy — 6 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: The male pileated woodpecker may not have the most sophisticated sense of rhythm, but he's a stylish … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Birds, Nesting, Behavior, Natural History, woodpeckers, Pileated Woodpecker, wildlife, Nature

Summer stock — 6 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: If birds were eligible to receive the Oscar, killdeer would be nominated as often as Meryl Streep (P … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Birds, migration, Nesting, Behavior, Natural History, wildlife, Nature, Watchable Wildlife

Skywriter — 3 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: . The writing spider has a signature web that makes species identification easy (Photo: Alan Howell … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Behavior, Natural History, Invertebrates, feeding, writing spider, wildlife, Nature, Watchable Wildlife

You haul

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: Eastern chipmunks carry nuts and seeds in cheek pouches to underground food caches for use in winter … more →

Tags: mammals, Behavior, Natural History, feeding, Eastern Chipmunk, wildlife, Nature, Watchable Wildlife, Urban Wildlife

Sparks

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are as much a part of summer in some American suburbs as th … more →

Tags: Behavior, Natural History, Invertebrates, breeding, Firefly, lightning bugs, Beetles, wildlife, Nature

Nocturne — 4 comments

nextdoornature wrote 1 year ago: Northern mockingbirds are known for their expansive song repertoires (Photo: Henry T. McLin, Creativ … more →

Tags: Birds, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Nesting, Behavior, Natural History, Breeding, Northern Mockingbird, wildlife, Nature

Meow mix-up — 1 comment

nextdoornature wrote 2 years ago: Once it begins to sing, any mystery about the source of the catbird's name is solved (Photo: by … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Birds, Behavior, Natural History, Gray Catbird, wildlife, Nature, Watchable Wildlife, Urban Wildlife

Second (and third, and fourth) acts — 2 comments

nextdoornature wrote 2 years ago: Monarch butterflies go through many changes in during their short lives (Photo: Vicki DeLoach, Creat … more →

Tags: Behavior, Natural History, Invertebrates, butterflies, moths, Monarch Butterfly, Io Moth, wildlife, Nature

No particular place to go — 4 comments

nextdoornature wrote 2 years ago: Snails are gastropods--a word that translates as "stomach-foot" (Photo: Sally Crossthwaite … more →

Tags: Behavior, Natural History, Breeding, Invertebrates, Snails, Nature, Watchable Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, Animal Behavior

Froggy goes a-courtin' — 2 comments

nextdoornature wrote 2 years ago: The wood frog has a large North American range (Photo: Garrett and Kitty Wilkin, Creative Commons li … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, Behavior, Natural History, Amphibians, wood frog, Breeding, wildlife, Nature, Environment

Sentry duty — 2 comments

nextdoornature wrote 2 years ago: Blue jays keep a close watch on their neighborhood (Photo: Rick Leche, Creative Commons license). . … more →

Tags: Birds, Behavior, Natural History, blue jay, Steller's Jay, corvids, Scrub Jays, wildlife, Nature

Hide and seek — 5 comments

nextdoornature wrote 2 years ago: Meadow voles are sometimes referred to as mice and moles, but there is a difference (photo: Leo Papa … more →

Tags: HABITAT 2, mammals, Nesting, Natural History, wildlife, Nature, Watchable Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, Animal Behavior


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