by auduboncnc | Mar 9, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Imagine two scenarios. Its spring and a group of young kids are outside with an adult leader. They had a lesson about animals that lay their eggs in water in the spring. They’ve learned about salamander, frog, and toad eggs and are now out to see if they can find any...
by auduboncnc | Mar 1, 2021 | Nature News, Winter
Cycles and patterns are abundant in nature. Every year flowers die and new ones burst forth when the conditions are right, thousands of leaves fall off trees only to regrow the following year and many birds, bats, and butterflies migrate south for the winter and...
by auduboncnc | Feb 22, 2021 | Nature News, Winter
There is a famous quote from Lord Tennyson about nature being “red in tooth and claw”. The phrase creates this image of nature as a place where you either eat or are eaten. There is an easily recognizable truth in that statement that is easy to see. We watch animals...
by auduboncnc | Feb 16, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Something beneath my feet is stirring. If I stand still, and tilt my face toward the sun, there is a sensation of movement, of an ancient force awakening that triggers reactions by the thousands. I can feel it within myself as well, this unnamed presence that stirs...
by auduboncnc | Feb 8, 2021 | Nature News, Winter
Animal tracking is such a popular winter nature topic, I feel unoriginal writing about it. But as snow provides a blank slate for animals to record their comings and goings, it is hard to resist. I love the puzzles presented in the snow. I get satisfaction figuring...
by auduboncnc | Feb 4, 2021 | Nature News, Winter
As I pass deer and hawks while driving, watch the birds at the feeders, and see the tracks of squirrels, foxes, and rabbits in the snow, I always wonder how warm they really are. I know animals have ways to keep somewhat warm in the winter, but how cold is too cold...
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