Fall is fully upon us and so is the great migration! I had the opportunity to write an article about the Raptor Migration along the Delaware River/Atlantic Flyway and ways to identify raptors as they’re flying. Click here to view the published article (pg 87). Below is my blog-post style of the article: “Keep an …
Category: birds Tags: Animals, atlantic flyway, bird habitat, eagle, falcon, fall migration, hawk, Identification, migration, raptors, Seasons, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior
Not everyone who likes science, or finds it fascinating, is a scientist – and there’s nothing wrong with that! Science makes up the world around us, from the animals, to the microorganisms, and how they all interact with their environment, to how our own human lives work! I have a science degree and loved my …
Category: birds, conservation, Special Conservation Designated Events Tags: Animals, butterflies, citizen science, Climate Change, creek critters, education, Endangered Species, Identification, life science, observation, Plants, science, The Art of Ecology, trees, treesnap, wildlife
The amount of diversity in this world is absolutely amazing! There are so many skin tones, hair colors (mine is blue and will be purple in a few days…), eye colors, heights, shapes…. you get it – this list could go on and on… Did you know that there is even MORE diversity in the …
Tags: Adaptations, bark, biodiversity, exfoliating bark, forests, Identification, lenticel, plant ID, Plants, skin, The Art of Ecology, trees
One of the things I remember my father saying the most when I was a child was – “There’s always evidence!” This was typically said because I would wonder how he knew that I didn’t do a certain chore, but it definitely applies in the ecology world too. Mammals are among some of my favorite …
Category: Animals, Identification, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: animal tracking, Animals, deer, diet, ecology, environment, evidence, fox, Identification, mammals, nature, pennsylvania, photography, raccoon, scat, skeleton, skull, skunk, squirrel, teeth, The Art of Ecology, tracks, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, woodland