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Ameircan crow, national gardening month, certified wildlife habitat

Nature Is My Gardener

5/21/2013 // Roger Di Silvestro

  Or you could call this blog, How to Garden for Wildlife in Zero Easy Steps.   A Hands-off Policy In a poem that captivated my imagination when I was about 11 years old, Walt Whitman wrote, “I think I… Read more >

White-tailed fawns

Photo of the Day: White-tailed Fawns

1/14/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Amber Rodgers See more of Amber Rodgers’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group… Read more >

White-tailed buck

Photo of the Day: Stare Down

8/29/2012 // Rachel Stemen

White-tailed Buck with velvet antlers Photo by Flickr member Larry W. Brown See more of Larry Brown’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the… Read more >

White-tailed doe crossing a lake

Photo of the Day: Deer Xing

7/25/2012 // Rachel Stemen

White-tailed Doe Photo by Flickr member snooker2009 See more of snooker2009’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our… Read more >

Cottontails feed mainly on herbaceous plants such as clovers, grasses, and low broad-leafed weeds in summer and buds, twigs, and bark in winter. (Photo: Chuanxiao Li)

Six of the Sexiest “Vegetarians” in Your Backyard

7/10/2012 // Anne Senft

Enjoy these plant-eating beauties found in backyards across the nation. Read more >

White-tailed deer by Flickr member maryanne.pfitz

Photo of the Day: White-tailed Deer

6/11/2012 // Rachel Stemen

White-tailed doe at the forest’s edge in Tomahawk, Wisconsin Photo by Flickr member maryanne.pfitz See more of maryanne.pfitz’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of… Read more >

White-tailed fawns on a rainy morning in Texas

Photo of the Day: Siblings

5/17/2012 // Rachel Stemen

Create a haven for critters in your own backyard and have it designated as an official Certified Wildlife Habitat site. Certify in the month of May and we’ll plant a tree in your honor!>>     This Photo of the… Read more >

Because of Pythons, Nine Lives May Not Be Enough for Florida Panther

2/1/2012 // Mekell Mikell

If cats have nine lives, an endangered cougar subspecies may be down to its last one. The Florida panther has been a whisker away from extinction for decades, struggling to survive amidst habitat loss, pollution, disease and uncontrolled hunting.  Unfortunately,… Read more >

wild turkey, pilgrims, thanksgiving

Eight Wild Animal Species the Pilgrims Ate—and How They Are Today

11/18/2010 // Roger Di Silvestro

The Pilgrims’ first thanksgiving celebration (which lasted three days) probably took place in mid October 1621, after an unexpectedly bountiful harvest. The newcomers invited local Indians—who had given them a lot of useful advice on farming—to join them. According to… Read more >