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, tracks, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, woodland
Recently, I’ve been waking up to some strikingly vivid sunrises. Unfortunately, by the time that I see the sunrise, get my camera, half stick my boots on and dash into the snowy backyard, the colors have lost much of their vibrancy. How do the colors disappear so quickly and what causes them to be there …
Category: Colors, The Art of Ecology, weather Tags: art, Colors, earth, environment, light, meteorology, nature, photography, physics, planet, scattering, science, sunrise, sunset, sunshine, weather
Right now there is a trend in “owl-love”. People think they’re so cute and decorate everything from paper-products, to clothes, to wall art with rather cartoony looking owls. Is there anything wrong with that – NO! Owls definitely are super cute, but they are so much more than just fluffy balls of feathers. They are …
Category: Animals, birds, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, barred owl, cute, diet, ecology, environment, food, food chain, great horned owl, owls, photography, predators, rodent, screech owl, wildlife
We always think of birds as migrating south for the winter (wish I could too!), but obviously, some birds do stick around. These birds are able to adapt to the colder temperatures and can find enough food to stick around chilly Pennsylvania! Birds adapt in many ways that are similar to humans. They eat yummier …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, birds, Seasons, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, bird feeding, birds, cardinal, chickadee, cold, ecology, education, photography, Seasons, songbirds, sparrow, weather, wildlife, winter
Sometimes you visit a place, not knowing what impact it’ll have on you, and when you leave it, all you want is to return! For me, that place is Kenya. I have had the opportunity, in high school and again after graduating from college, to go to Kenya, to a small village on the coast …
Category: Animals, conservation, Endangered Species, The Art of Ecology, Travel Tags: Animals, art, baby animals, birds, blog, conservation, ecology, education, egret, elephant, Endangered Species, giraffe, international, kenya, nairobi, ostrich, photography, wildlife
Being Flamboyant means being colorful and vibrant. It only makes sense then that a group of Flamingos would go by this name (among other names like a “flock” or a “pat”). Flamingos are vibrantly pink birds that live in tropic and subtropic regions that have saltwater. They love lagoons, estuaries, mud flats, and saltwater lakes. …
Category: Animals, Art Exhibits, Climate Change, conservation, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: art, art display, birds, Climate Change, conservation, ecology, environment, flamingo, habitats, nature, photography, wildlife
All I wanted was a puppy… REALLY BADLY. I wanted a cute little fuzz friend to vent to and care for. But alas, no puppy for me. Instead, I came home from my parent’s house one day with a plant that my father propagated for me. Soon, that one plant turned into three plants, which …
Category: Flowers, Gardening, Health, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Botanical Garden, botany, environment, Gardening, Health, horticulture, houseplant, Longwood Gardens, nature, photography, plant care, plant therapy, Plants, therapy
Traveling, especially to places that look and feel different than Pennsylvania where I have lived for all of my life, is so exciting! Fortunately for me, I had the chance to go out to New Mexico to do some photography this past summer! It was amazing to see how many plants and animals that a …
Category: Adaptations, Plants, The Art of Ecology, Travel, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Bosque del Apache, desert, ecology, environment, hummingbird, Lincoln National Forest, nature, New Mexico, photography, Plants, reptiles, Valley of Fires, White Sands National Park, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, yucca
Welcome to The Art of Ecology! The Mission of The Art of Ecology is to “Build Visual Connections between people and nature through art in order to create a deeper understanding and respect for the natural world – therefore increasing the desire to protect and conserve its resources.” I have a BS Wildlife Conservation & …
Category: The Art of Ecology Tags: art, blog, conservation, earth, eco-friendly, ecology, education, environment, nature, photography, science, The Art of Ecology, welcome, wildlife