Letter from the Desk of David Challinor June 2005 For those fascinated with plants and animals, the first sight of an impressive specimen in its natural...
Thank you for sharing that email of David's. As wildlife lover and artist, that writing is a testament to the living fascinating wonderful creatures on this...
Wildlife-Watchers, This weekend at the National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD we saw a big emergence of toadlets (American toad) on the grounds. These...
We just got home from our spring weekend in Chincoteague. Highlights of the trip were Yellow crowned Night Heron (1 on S. Main St), Whimbrel (1 in Tom's ...
Hi, do you have any photos to share, and if so, may I draw some. My grandson sits with me sometimes when I am drawing wildlife, and gets into the act:-) If...
Here's one you can paint if you have plenty of black and white... Eric ... Hi, do you have any photos to share, and if so, may I draw some. My grandson sits...
I saw a young red-shoulder that had just returned from the vet to a Maryland DNR site where they keep non-releasable animals for educational presentations....
I volunteer at a wildlife rehab place here in Oregon. It depends on the bird. It seems like most leave the bandages alone, but some really want to pick at...
Wow, that's a great picture! Sounds just like what our dogs do at home; some leave them alone when they get home from the vet., and the others show less...
While running our Breeding Bird Survey in Shenandoah National Park today, we saw a mother Black Bear with 2 cubs trying to cross the road. Our Butterfly list...
That's great! Memorial Day weekend while I was out siting a cabin on some land I bought to the west of the Shenandoahs a guy on an ATV pulled over and chatted...
hope you keep that camera handy:-) We have bears up here, however I haven't seen any myself, but others have. Most of the time, I see coyotes,once a bobcat,...
Just a quick picture I took tonight – we had a raccoon litter last year at the house, and we have just seen the first litter this year; a mamma and three...
While running our second breeding bird survey in Shenandoah today, we again saw a mother Black Bear with 2 Cubs! This was a different on than last week since...
We ran our second BBS route in Shenandoah NP today, 6/18/05. This route starts at the Mary's Rock Tunnel overlook, down to Big Meadows and finishes along the...
All, I found this article about five more deaths at the National Zoo through the Post's website. This is very sad news to hear, and I hope that the zoo does...
Hello again, I no sooner sent the last email than this one hit my inbox. Looks like Dave's not going to put up with it the way Lucy did (much to her...
Thanks, Holly- I heard that Karlyn Barker and her friends at the Post were at it yet again today, but I don't get the Post so I didn't know what it said until...
While we were out at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve this morning helping with the bird banding, Mary Alice found this little guy. Luckily I had the camera with...
Nice pic Glenn. Last year there was one on the hand railing of a boardwalk at the National Wildlife Visitor Center, in Laurel, MD. The boardwalk is made of...
Hey, neat picture! I don't think I've ever seen a frog in a tree yet! We did get to see a little toad last night in Great Falls shortly before the fireworks...
Thanks for passing along the e-mail from Dave Evans, it's always good to hear another side of the story. It does seem that newspapers only focus on the...
Quite possible. We have seen the baby raccoons a couple more times now, and it seems like we have one very small one that sticks close to the mother, and then...
Sad news over this weekend. Senator Gaylord Nelson, who founded Earth Day, died. I found a fairly good Washington Post article about it and am sending it...