All about Striped Skunks
Skunks are known best as stinky roadkill, and good riddance. That’s too bad, because they’re beneficial, non-aggressive, and just want to be left alone.
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Plan in winter for next summer’s yard projects
Fall and winter are good times to make a to-do list for next spring. Have you purchased seeds? Cleaned tools? What plants will you buy?
How backyard wildlife survive winter weather
Just as wildlife appear like magic in the spring, they seem to disappear the same way. Ever wondered what becomes of them? Or where they go? We have answers for you!
The birds of the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song
Ever wondered what species of birds the Twelve Days of Christmas song refers to? Here’s what the experts say, plus photos.
Why create a backyard wildlife habitat?
Four good reasons why you should commit an area of your yard to wildlife. First, by every measure, earth is losing natural habitat.
These hummingbirds migrate 1,000s of miles
The tiny birds that can! Twice a year, these tiny birds fly thousands of miles, in the face of extreme hazards.
No spring in the step of hungry spring birds
The cheery spring songs of birds may be disguising hunger pangs. Last summer’s harvest of seeds, berries were consumed in the winter.
Native plants for hummingbirds
Attract hummingbirds to your yard with plants from this list of favored native plants, including bloom times and zones.
Attract more birds with water that moves
Moving water attracts more birds than still water. Add an accessory to your birdbath to give it some motion.
Spider magic: silk, spinnerets, webs and curious oddities
It’s one thing when an “itsy bitsy spider climb(s) up the water spout” and quite another if it crawls up an arm! Yet, most spiders are harmless.
