Autumn arrives early in the Arctic
As I walked towards the water-filled gravel pit early one morning last week, a sound filled the air that I hadn’t heard since spring–the honking…
Tag: Nature
Pondering the puzzle bark of ponderosa pine
One of the first conifers I learned to identify after moving to Boundary County was the majestic ponderosa pine, mainly because of the bark. I…
How can a weed smell so sweet?
Do you remember the first time you smelled the pleasant aroma of alpine fir, labrador tea or cottonwood sap? I won’t forgot the first time…
White-tailed deer a far ranging species
Grazing in fields in early morning, seeking shelter in the woods during mid-day, browsing in city parks in the evening and crossing highways at night,…
Praying mantis captures food with quick reflexes, fatal grip
Insects range from beautiful butterflies to everyday ants to creepy spiders and everything in between. Praying mantises are in between with their strange looks and…
How to Identify a Grizzly Bear versus Black Bear
After spotting a bear in the basin below Goat Mountain on the State Line, I pulled out my binoculars to take a closer look. Even…
No escaping the annoying buzz of mosquitos
Lying under the window at night I can hear the constant buzz of mosquitos swarming on the other side of the window screen. Almost asleep…
Orchids aren’t just tropical flowers, they also grow in Idaho and Alaska
Wandering through the woods looking for spring flowers a few years ago, I stumbled across a small pinkish-purple flower on a stem no more than…
Owls: Stealthy predators
Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a big bump on a spruce limb three-quarters up a tree that seemed out of place.…
Arctic Tern Egg
Arctic tern eggs are camouflaged extremely well. I spent nearly twenty minutes searching for this egg that I knew was in this area and was…
Find out how to decipher bird egg coloration
While raking the grass under several swallow nests, I found a small, pointed bird egg that had fallen out. Varying shades of brown speckles covered…
Sunlight reaches Earth in eight minutes but is thousands of years old
Warm rays of sunshine are a welcome sight in the morning. They warm the soil in the garden, help plants make energy through photosynthesis and…
Pondering the puzzle bark of ponderosa pine
One of the first conifers I learned to identify after moving to Boundary County was the majestic ponderosa pine, mainly because of the bark. I…
How can a weed smell so sweet?
Do you remember the first time you smelled the pleasant aroma of alpine fir, labrador tea or cottonwood sap? I won’t forgot the first time…
White-tailed deer a far ranging species
Grazing in fields in early morning, seeking shelter in the woods during mid-day, browsing in city parks in the evening and crossing highways at night,…
Praying mantis captures food with quick reflexes, fatal grip
Insects range from beautiful butterflies to everyday ants to creepy spiders and everything in between. Praying mantises are in between with their strange looks and…
How to Identify a Grizzly Bear versus Black Bear
After spotting a bear in the basin below Goat Mountain on the State Line, I pulled out my binoculars to take a closer look. Even…
No escaping the annoying buzz of mosquitos
Lying under the window at night I can hear the constant buzz of mosquitos swarming on the other side of the window screen. Almost asleep…
Orchids aren’t just tropical flowers, they also grow in Idaho and Alaska
Wandering through the woods looking for spring flowers a few years ago, I stumbled across a small pinkish-purple flower on a stem no more than…
Owls: Stealthy predators
Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a big bump on a spruce limb three-quarters up a tree that seemed out of place.…
Arctic Tern Egg
Arctic tern eggs are camouflaged extremely well. I spent nearly twenty minutes searching for this egg that I knew was in this area and was…
Find out how to decipher bird egg coloration
While raking the grass under several swallow nests, I found a small, pointed bird egg that had fallen out. Varying shades of brown speckles covered…
Sunlight reaches Earth in eight minutes but is thousands of years old
Warm rays of sunshine are a welcome sight in the morning. They warm the soil in the garden, help plants make energy through photosynthesis and…