We ventured out to Crenshaw Rd in Rectortown tonight to check out the Short Eared Owls. We got there about 5:10 and immediately found mutliple owls. We had 8...
Thought everyone would like to see one of our pictures from our recent Florida trip. This was taken in Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Kendall. These guys are...
All, I found this on the Post's website yesterday afternoon and thought I'd pass it along. It certainly sounds like the new National Zoo director has some big...
All, Coming home from class tonight, Jeremy and I found an injured Opossum on the road about two blocks from our house. Jeremy stopped the car, put on our...
The Eurasian Green-winged Teal was seen at Huntley Meadows Park again this morning. Other birds there included Hooded Merganser, Pied billed Grebe, Northern...
This morning at Occoquan Bay NWR (where everyone seems to have been!), we had a Vesper Sparrow along with Fox, Song, Swamp, White-throated and Field Sparrows....
All, I was perusing old issues of the Bull Run Mountains Conservancy newsletter and came across a pretty good article about bird boxes that I thought I'd pass...
All, After trying to save that Opossum not too long ago, I decided that I really need to learn more about them. So, I did some research and proud to pass ...
Dear Friends of the Orangutan, I'd like to take this opportunity to update you on some developments with the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK. Our...
Hello Wildlife Watchers, Just a quick note and some pics. Holly and I had a really spectacular showing of wildlife last weekend down in Williamsburg, Yorktown...
We hit some of the high points today to find what's new in the area. Some of the highlights were Northen Parula, Palm Warbler, Yellow-throated Warblers and...
All, Waiting for Jeremy to finish up with his computer class today, I managed to get in some wildlife watching at the Loudoun County campus of Northern...
All, I found this article in the Post today and thought it was an interesting one. Always good to see the media giving helpful information on how to help...
We found this Tiger Swallowtail yesterday feeding in a pear tree. I just think it's a nice shot. Glenn The message is ready to be sent with the following file...
Here's a photo of one of the bigger Snapping Turtles we've ever seen. This was at Huntley Meadows. Glenn The message is ready to be sent with the following...
I agree that the swans at Busch Gardens are Whoopers but would say they are definitly captive birds. Exotic waterfowl is kept by most parks as part of the...
Here's a neat picture of a Red-bellied Slider and Painted Turtle sunning together. We found these at Mason Neck State Park. Glenn The message is ready to be...
We did the Great Marsh Trail at Mason Neck NWR and then Mason Neck SP yesterday 4/2/06. Highlights were 1 Northern Harrier at the Great Marsh and the 2 Horned...
There were lots of turtles basking on logs and floating in the ponds and lakes yesterday also at the Natl. Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD. I saw quite...
Oh I love this picture :) ... From: "Glenn Koppel" <gjkoppel@...> To: <wildlife-watchers@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 4:06 PM Subject:...
Here's a picture of a calling American Toad we found the other day at Huntley Meadows. Glenn The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link...
Glenn, Great pic of the toad with its inflated vocal sac. We were at a floating bridge at the end of a lake that's got tons of american toads right now, and...
All, Here's an article that ran in the Post about the eagle pair nesting near the Wilson Bridge construction in D.C. The latest news was that they think one...
All, I found this article in the Washington Post this morning and thought I'd pass it along. I did a trash pick up when I was in high school and it was...
I will be doing some trash pickup at the reservoir near my house one day this week. There are two places that need help: Around the parking lot and at a cove...
You're welcome. It seems like littering is one of the big environmental problems we have, but don't want to face up to. I think people must think that if no...
And, from way back when I was a teenager, we were in Canada on vacation on summer. On the radio, from Hamilton, Ontario, was a public service announcement...
All, While watching Corwin's Quest: Realm of the Yeti tonight on Animal Planet, guess who happened to show up in Nepal? Lucy Spelman! Jeff Corwin was...
All, Well, the Wilson Bridge seems like the perfect place for wildlife these days, doesn't it? At least it seems like the birds are trying to adapt to humans,...