Great shots! They sort of resemble our Hairy Woodpecker, but seem quite a bit more colorful. Question, how did North American Grey Squirrels end up overseas? ...
Back in the days when the consequences of introductions weren't a consideration (mid-1800s) a number of North American grey squirrels were brought to Britain...
All, Thursday night at about ten o'clock p.m., we had four raccoons in our backyard! We probably wouldn't have noticed them, but Jeremy had gone over to the...
I participated in the NABA butterfly count last Sunday, 7/11/04 at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park. It was a good day with some good finds. The best...
Glenn Koppel
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Jul 20, 2004 12:00 am
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We butterflied at Banshee Reeks this past Saturday, 7/17/04. Following is our list. Lots of good stuff was seen. Milkweed plants are past bloom, lots of the...
Glenn Koppel
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Jul 20, 2004 12:03 am
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Here is an annoucement for a bird keeper position at the National Zoo, FYI......
I received this today from National Audubon - if anyone else would like to write a letter, I am sure it would be appreciated. TAKE ACTION NOW FOR WETLANDS,...
Hi Folks Things have been busy again, but I haven't quite fallen off the end of the earth yet;-) Last week we did our annual stint of teaching on the Bat...
Last weekend, we had a couple of featherless visitors to our window birdfeeder: http://www.hollyandjeremy.com/photos/wildlife2/fn87y9ae/displayPhoto.html?ph ...
All, I found this article online, and found it interesting. A Glossy Ibis was also recently reported as being seen in the D.C. area (Haines Point) by the...
All, This is probably one of the last articles we'll see regarding the death of the Red Pandas at the National Zoo last year, so I thought I'd pass it along. ...
I can't believe that after all the shake up and three tenured staff at the zoo losing their jobs or being demoted over the red panda incident, the contractor...
All, I found this online, and thought I'd pass it along. I'm glad that the company doing this was fined because I know when my family would buy tuna for our...
Dear Friends of BOS and the orangutans, I have just read and signed the petition: ""Bring me home..." Repatriation of orangutans from Bangkok Safari World" We...
Hi, everyone, I live in New Jersey and have an amazing amount of backyard wildlife. I feed and enjoy: Sknunks; Opossums; Raccoons; Squirrels;many birds and...
Hello and welcome, from a long-time member of this group. I'm also from New Jersey :) Our most common wildlife happens to be rabbits ~ sometimes I think we...
http://www.hollyandjeremy.com/Hummingbird.jpg So, this is the first hummingbird that we've been anywhere close to. Seems to be a female Ruby-throated. I was...
To amend my previous email, I've looked at the shot again, and I can make out color on the chin. It looked green all the way across in person, and it looks...
Wow, you have opossums and skunks? Amazing. We recently had raccoons in our yard eating our birdseed, but we've never had a skunk! Holly ... From: e024013...
Hi Janet, I wished I had Rabbits, they are so cute!!! Nice to hear from someone from New Jersey.Enjoy your Bunnies. Jeaneen--- In ... we have ... winter I ... ...
Hi Holly, Yes and the Opossums are very spoiled, they only eat certain fruits and cheeses.Skunks do not seem particular at all. The raccoons can be really...
So far, our raccoons haven't gotten into any trouble, although they (and the squirrels) are definitely eating us out of house and home! :) But I won't ...
... in my yard are spoiled, also, but worth it. The Opossums were out last night, they are so cute. Mommy and her baby opossum tok turns on the tree stump that...
All, While coming out of Best Buy in Sterling, VA yesterday, we had a pair of red-tail hawks circling overhead! I think they must have been looking for some...
Monday while I was out in the yard, I noticed 3 squirrels were out there at the bird feeders. One was our Black Squirrel! Haven't seen him in a long time so...
Well, last night we had a new visitor to our backyard bird feeder, but I was too slow to get his picture. Tonight, I was lucky, and Holly was ready for him!...
That's pretty cool; I wonder if it's the same one? This spring, we had a Grackle visit that had a particular deformity on his upper bill, and the same...
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