Gray squirrels are a frequent visitor to bird feeders. Some folks consider them a pest as they frequently feed on seeds placed specifically for the birds…
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Over the winter I have counted 21 species of birds that have regularly or occasionally visited my bird feeders…
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Our three lakes have had loons and loon families for many years but for the last few years the baby loons have been missing…
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Spring/summer is now here in full force and, with the string of very warm weather, most animals are moving full speed ahead to take advantage of the opportunities these days provide. This is the time of year that our local turtles are…
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In early September I had an opportunity to venture out on a Canadian fishing expedition to a remote lake in Canada…
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Several years ago, I had given a presentation about cats at a Twin City Nature Center. The Center asked me to give a talk on cats. My first thought was “how could anyone talk an hour about cats?”
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North Dakota lakes are very similar to the small lakes we have back in Wisconsin minus the trees. They are very sandy with few contours and relatively shallow. When fishing them we seldom hung up on rocks or downed trees…
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Wisconsin is home to eight species of bats. Several of these species migrate to warmer climates for the winter while others hibernate in caves and mines. Our cave bats now face the threat of extinction from a new threat, white-nose syndrome.
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On April 12th, my wife, Sally, and I attended an extremely interesting talk by Dr. John Lyons, Curator of Fishes at the University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum in Madison.
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Wisconsin is home to 5 species of tree squirrels which include the gray, fox and red squirrels, plus the northern and southern flying squirrels.
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Of all the rodents in Wisconsin, one that sticks out, (sorry about the pun), and is the most misunderstood is the lovable porcupine
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