Category Archives: Wildlife

baeolophus (from baio, little, and pogon, beard)  inornatus (without adornments, plain) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California I explained to the woman who took my entrance fee in the visitor center that I was … Continue reading →

I saw two Mockingbirds hanging about a trash can along the Tennessee River. I figured it was a long shot, but I put the chair on the can and stepped back. Within five minutes, I had these photos. The other … Continue reading →

I happened upon this frog as I was walking through a residential area at least half a mile from the nearest water. It was in the street, and made several long, panicky leaps to get away from me. It finally … Continue reading →

The Field Museum hall of birds is as close as I will ever come to seeing several species of North American birds that have become extinct relatively recently. Great Auk, last seen in 1852. (The bird in the background is … Continue reading →

This coyote spent a couple hours on a Wednesday evening relaxing in the trees behind my yard. I raked my leaves into a pile on that spot last fall, and I imagine they were generating some warmth — I saw … Continue reading →