Nature Stories – Page 4 – Forgotten Winds

Wildlife Wednesday Smiles – Coyotes’ Song

By: Christena March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

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Nature’s music is perfection. It is not often you can hear nature’s melodies so clearly enlivening the darkness around you with only sounds. One night that darkness was enlightened by the various sounds of coyotes’ singing, yips, and calling out to each other. The video has no visuals. Only the coyotes’ sounds are heard bringing…

Wildlife Wednesday Smiles – Striped Skunk

By: Christena February 22, 2023

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Striped skunks are always elusive to a large degree. When they show up on a camera it becomes a rare treat. Enjoy this moment of a striped skunk doing what it does best – swishing its tail ever so slightly and tiptoeing into the night. Happy Wildlife Wednesday.

Wildlife Wednesday Smiles – Prairie Verbena

By: Christena February 15, 2023

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Prairie verbena, Glandularia bipinnatifida, has shown me through the years its resilient fortitude to withstand droughts, thrives when the rains come, and most important in many areas where it is present is always blooming year-round. Often this is the first wildflower to emerge right before spring. This low-growing native wildflower is simply the best. Happy…

Wildlife Wednesday Smile – Mountain Bluebird

By: Christena February 1, 2023

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I recall the day when flocks of mountain bluebirds became visitors in February 2017 in Foard County. They are bright little blue birds and are not shy in allowing people to view them or photograph them. That is how I got this capture of a male mountain bluebird. I never knew how rare this moment…