Wildlife Wednesday – Forgotten Winds

Hidden Respect

By: Christena May 10, 2023

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Can you see it? Can. you see the head of the bullsnake? This babe had just slithered off into this underbrush with its meal of either a rat or a baby cottontail in its mouth. I tried getting a good photo of it. But with a new phone in hand, the picture came out blurry…

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…