Urban Wildlife Guide

Another bird from my backyard -- the Northern Flicker. It's a woodpecker. Notice its black bib, spotted belly, and red nape. The black w...

A male American goldfinch at the seed feeder in my backyard. Click to enlarge. He is the first in an upcoming occasional series of the birds...

   Chincoteague  ponies, from the Maryland herd, seem to be whispering secrets. Click to enlarge.  

  Today I watched parents feeding nestling tree swallows at the two locations I monitor in Burlington County, New Jersey.  At both sites, a ...

Both of my tree swallow nests are showing signs that chicks have hatched.  As I watched, a swallow arrived and perched.  Jumped in and staye...

    "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:  Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of ...

Mid-May is prime season for pink lady's slipper orchids in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. I went hunting for them last week. They were blo...