What a Shock!
September 15, 2023
A previous blog alluded to the time in my life when Zeus was hurling many lightning bolts at me. I was living in Pensacola, FL,
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Bats: An Explosive Observation
August 18, 2023
On yearly holidays involving fireworks and firecrackers, animal owners and companions receive warnings about the fear these explosions produce in our non-human friends. Dogs cower
A Raven’s Call
August 5, 2023
While riding my horse, a single raven landed on a tall saguaro. For an hour, the raven, Corvus corax, had a variety of vocalizations, most
Hey! That’s Not a Stick
July 21, 2023
I recently saw what I thought was a clump of dried grass stuck to my window. I couldn’t maneuver to see it more closely, so
Hummingbird Facts You Probably Don’t know!
July 15, 2023
Even though I have many hummingbirds of several species, both males and females, hanging out in my yard, I haven’t found any nests. They must
What?! You want me to eat poison?
July 5, 2023
Growing up in central Illinois, I am very familiar with Sumac. The sumac growing in central Illinois was Toxicodendron vernix, commonly known as poison sumac.
