by Carl Strang At the end of March I completed my third year of collecting data on habitat preferences of fox and gray squirrels at Mayslake Forest Preserve. The basic question is whether the usual pr… more →
Nature Inquirieswrote 4 days ago: Take a break and enjoy nature by taking a walk in its peaceful environment to help gather your thoug … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Suburban Wildlife I am always astonished by the wildlife I see in my backyard. If you’ve read … more →
wrote 1 week ago: A baby Gray Squirrel that was hanging around the back yard for a while. … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Not a huge fan of grey squirrels in the UK. There’s great work being done to expand the native … more →
wrote 1 month ago: April 18, 2013 Last Saturday I headed out to Shaw Nature Reserve a little before daylight and walked … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Animals are the most inspiring thing on earth, they live their lives like they always have and some … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If I stand very still, maybe she’ll think I’m a statue.Is anybody watching?Bazinga! … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The few things that are guaranteed to be a part of a Venturing weekend include food, craziness, more … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Champoeg Park is on the Willamette River about 20 miles south of Portland. By a vote of 52-50 in 184 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A garden banquet of suet, sumac and sunflower seeds has been set and guests begin to arrive No matte … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been fighting a cold the last 3-4 days. As much as I’ve slept, I should look a lot … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I caught some of my buddies in the act of departing, thought I’d share. Male Downy Woodpecker … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Friends and relatives often ask why we live in the snow belt. They see news coverage of the winter s … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I haven’t posted anything in quite some time, so I figured I should get busy. This little fel … more →
wrote 2 months ago: February 21, 2013 I photographed this gray squirrel on New Year’s day at Shaw Nature Reserve. … more →
wrote 3 months ago: This past weekend was the Great Backyard Bird Count. Lots of birds showed up to be counted. We had s … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Big snow is still holding strong and measuring at least a foot deep in some spots on Blue Lake as a … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Come on over here and let me tease you a little bit…………cos I’m out her … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Even though the air temperature was well below 0F for most of the day, the squirrels were out lookin … more →