by Julie Ford | Nov 4, 2022 | Nature
A river otter got a Golden Shiner for his Trick or Treat on Monday! He was so proud of this catch, he had to show it off! North American River Otters are diurnal, but go nocturnal in hot summer months. Once the weather gets colder, they are more active during the...
by Julie Ford | Oct 28, 2022 | Nature
Everyone loves owls, right? Luckily for this Barred Owl, a local woman found her (or him?) in the road last night at 9 pm. I accepted the owl with nowhere else for her to go until morning. Unwrapped her from the towel the finder dropped her off in, and took a look. My...
by Julie Ford | Oct 22, 2022 | Nature
Longtime contributor Julie Ford captured this stunning image of a red shouldered hawk perching after the rain to dry his feathers.
by Julie Ford | Oct 14, 2022 | Nature
Northern (yellow-shafted) Flicker cruising by, and boy did I get lucky! ???? Interesting, most passerines have 10 primary flight feathers like this Flicker. His shafts can only be seen while in flight, and these are only on his primary, and tail feathers. These...
by Julie Ford | Oct 2, 2022 | Nature
Our resident ornithologists and regular HopNews contributor Julie Ford snapped this photo of a beautiful great blue heron ruffling its feathers.
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