A Fun-Loving Guide to the Natural World for Kids and Adults
We met two new wonderful friends last week, who took us out to see their land, including forests, ponds, and areas that they are planting with native prairie species.
This last was fascinating, as they showed us many {…}
Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Networking for Nature | 2 Comments »
This winter we took a lot of crow pictures, since they were spending a lot of time in our pine forest. We soon noticed that their silhouettes against the sky made for very interesting pictures {…}
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by Rebecca Whitman
Filed under: Birds | 6 Comments »
Two nights ago we were walking along our country road and were startled to hear something moving in the forest {…}
Posted on April 19th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Bugs and Crawlies! | 6 Comments »
Nick at Biological Ramblings has put together a fabulous edition of I and the Bird, outlining every single species represented. We learned some great things about an enormous variety of birds. We’re also proud to have our post Bluebirds Pecking at Mirrors featured therein!
Posted on April 19th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Networking for Nature | No Comments »
Our first Nature Mystery is this little creature. We came across it in a horse arena, resting comfortably in {…}
Posted on April 18th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Bugs and Crawlies! | 6 Comments »
If you’re lucky enough to live in a place where you can see the stars, you know that once in a while, you’ll see something very special - the bright mark of a falling star flashing across the sky {…}
Posted on April 15th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Natural Phenomena | 2 Comments »
Going out to see our horses the other day, we discovered a pair of bluebirds doing battle with the large outdoor arena mirror {…}
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Birds | 8 Comments »
As I stepped from the shower the other night, I noticed something quite remarkable on the plastic covering the window. Two multi-colored Asian Lady Beetles had left their tracks in {…}
Posted on April 12th, 2009 by Rebecca Whitman
Filed under: Bugs and Crawlies! | 2 Comments »
Here is our second mystery skull. This is a very unusual one. I’ll show you an overhead shot first, since it’s quite a challenge to {…}
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by Kenton Whitman
Filed under: Skulls | 2 Comments »
When we took a picture of this little critter - one of the first ‘bugs’ we’ve seen this spring - we realized that we didn’t know what it was. We had both seen them all our lives - like little balls of velvet with legs {…}
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Bugs and Crawlies! | 160 Comments »
