by auduboncnc | Oct 21, 2019 | Fall, Nature News
The birds’ black eyes stared unblinking into mine, as if the animal was searching for something deep inside of me that only a bird of prey could see. It was absolutely captivating. Time stood still as the vulture and I established some level of communication that was...
by auduboncnc | Oct 1, 2019 | Fall, Nature News
My children and their friends spotted some strange insects at Audubon the other day. They were dark steely blue, shining in the grass. Their bulbous round abdomens looked awkward compared to their skinny heads and thoraxes. These beetles crawled in an ungainly fashion...
by auduboncnc | Aug 26, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
Where are your blind spots? In a car, these are the spots that you cannot see when turning or backing up. Fancy cameras and screens are being used to help drivers see their blind spots. But no camera can cure a mental blind spot, and the effects of that are...
by auduboncnc | Aug 15, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
There are always a few children who love Audubon so much that they can’t stay away. There is something about what happens at Audubon camp that draws them, year after year. I understand. Camp is fun. Kids take nets and dip in ponds. They build forts. Games are played...
by auduboncnc | Jul 9, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
There are many ways to look at a trail, but I have never looked at how to make a trail exactly 3.1 miles before. Last fall, Audubon started looking at ways to create a new course for the Wild 5K that showed off more of the property, avoided parking lots, and was easy...
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