Category Archives: Wildlife

grus (crane) americana (American) Tuesday, July 6, 2010 — 11:40 am Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin Whooping Cranes are huge and beautiful birds that I would very much like to add to my life list. (Read to the bottom to … Continue reading →

My daughter walked in the front door around 10:00 pm and told me there was a huge moth on the porch. I went out with my camera and took several photos. It was back in a corner where I couldn’t … Continue reading →

When Nate and I went to Iowa back in February to look at Bald Eagles, I warned him that birding could be addictive. He spent about 10 minutes explaining to me why it would never hook him. And now look … Continue reading →

On Saturday, February 6, a friend and I drove over to Lock and Dam 14 on the Mississippi River near Le Claire, Iowa, to look for Bald Eagles. When the river is frozen and the only open water is below … Continue reading →

cervus canadensis Saturday, December 26, 2009 — 4:18 pm Buffalo National River, Arkansas — Boxley Valley south of Ponca Elk are native to Arkansas, but the original population was wiped out long ago. They were restocked in the early 1980’s, … Continue reading →