I spent a few adventurous yet relaxing days in the Smoky Mountains for a Christmas vacation with family. The scenes were quite memorable: the damage from the intense fires that killed 14 and damaged or destroyed 2,400-plus buildings, but also the spectacular wildlife, including a mama bear and her two [...]
Browsing the "Nature & Wildlife" Category
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Florida Shorebirds See Breeding Bump After Hurricane Michael
In October 2018, Hurricane Michael and its Category 5 winds inflicted tremendous destruction to Florida, causing an estimated $18.4 billion in damage and an eventual
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Quotes: 15 Pastoral Excerpts from ‘The Yearling’
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ 1938 classic “The Yearling” tells of the small Baxter family living off land and animal in rural, forested Florida, long before today’s
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The Animal Collective
Scientists race to sample undiscovered species before they vanish — even as many sit on museum shelves.
New Species Added: Eastern Lubber Grasshopper—Juvenile (Romalea Guttata)
Click photos to enlarge. Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
New Species Added: American Black Vulture (Coragyps Atratus)
Click photos to enlarge. Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
New Species Added: Great White Egret (Ardea Alba)
Click photos to enlarge. Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
Gray Squirrels Can Be Orange? I’m in Disbelief, Too
Eastern gray squirrels — those cute but pesky rodents who always find a way to get to even the most well-guarded birdfeeders in the right half of the U.S. and into Canada — seem uniform in action and appearance. But on a recent venture through a park in downtown Tampa, [...]
New Species Added: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
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