So excited to see this amazing Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) last month. About 10 miles from Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest peak east of the Mississippi.  I think it’s Pseudotriton ruber nitidus, the Blue Ridge Red Salamander. It…

Why did this beautiful Black-eyed Susan have red on it while all the others were yellow? I came across them yesterday in a city greenway. These are native plants, growing wild. emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterest

  Saw this lovely little bug plodding patiently along a wall at a local park last week.  She inspired me! She’s a wingless nymph (sub-adult) in the family Reduviidae.   emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterest

Saw this beautiful big click beetle on the deck a couple of days ago, about an inch long.  If clicked away after one picture, disappearing into the brush. The two black spots are fake eyes that startle birds and other…

I saw this family of Great Blue Herons yesterday at a wetland along a city greenway.  After watching this sequence, I understood why Mama usually rests with her bill pointed way up in the air. They try to get mom…

These beetles must spend a lot of time mating. Yesterday was only the second time I’ve ever seen them, and both times, every beetle in sight was so engaged. Dozens of them.  On both occasions, they were on patches of…

I wish a safe Mother’s Day to all the wildlife mothers across the world.  Especially the world’s primates, most of which are threatened or endangered. Primates are special, for me.  Most animal mothers don’t provide any maternal care whatsoever.  Instead,…

Monarchs have started their spring migration from Mexico to the United States and Canada. These unique and beautiful butterflies migrate farther than any other butterfly, often more than 1000 miles! They’re reported to have left their Mexican wintering area on…