Tag: wildlife
This post is by Makayla, a Bucktails alumni, who writes about her unique experience hunting for elk sheds. Definitely an activity you should try if you have the chance! This title may cause you to infer that I am going to talk about archery hunting. Think again! I love getting outdoors and hunting for …
This post is brought to us by Gabriel, an Ursids alumni – he writes about an exotic animal he had a chance to see and photograph. The Nile Hippo, H. a. amphibius, is native to, you guessed it, the Nile River, stretching to Tanzania and Mozambique. Hippopotamus derives from Greek, hippos– meaning horse and potamos– …
Written by Rachel S., a Bucktails and Ursids graduate and ATL, this blog describes her close encounter with a black bear while out enjoying the “berry” delicious offerings her black berry patch had available that day! Fresh black berries make for a tasty and refreshing summer snack. It seems, though, that I wasn’t the only …
Eli, a Brookies and Ursids student and ATL, writes about the white breasted nuthatch, sharing ways to identify the bird, as well as other interesting information! “The White Breasted Nuthatch is a very common bird and is found throughout the United States and Southern Canada in a variety of deciduous woodland habitats. It is …
This collage of photos was created by Rachel, a Bucktails alumnus – she took the photos during the warmer months of 2014. Hopefully this little taste of summer will help us get through the last of the cold winter months!
Tag: wildlife
Hunting Without A Gun
Posted: September 22, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
This post is by Makayla, a Bucktails alumni, who writes about her unique experience hunting for elk sheds. Definitely an activity you should try if you have the chance! This title may cause you to infer that I am going to talk about archery hunting. Think again! I love getting outdoors and hunting for …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: animal tracks, Bucktails, elk, outdoors, reports from the field, wildlife, youth
The Nile Hippo
Posted: September 14, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
This post is brought to us by Gabriel, an Ursids alumni – he writes about an exotic animal he had a chance to see and photograph. The Nile Hippo, H. a. amphibius, is native to, you guessed it, the Nile River, stretching to Tanzania and Mozambique. Hippopotamus derives from Greek, hippos– meaning horse and potamos– …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: exotic animals, journaling, Ursids, wildlife, youth
Encounters with Black “Bearies”
Posted: September 2, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
Written by Rachel S., a Bucktails and Ursids graduate and ATL, this blog describes her close encounter with a black bear while out enjoying the “berry” delicious offerings her black berry patch had available that day! Fresh black berries make for a tasty and refreshing summer snack. It seems, though, that I wasn’t the only …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: biologists, journaling, reports from the field, wildlife
White Breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis
Posted: August 25, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
Eli, a Brookies and Ursids student and ATL, writes about the white breasted nuthatch, sharing ways to identify the bird, as well as other interesting information! “The White Breasted Nuthatch is a very common bird and is found throughout the United States and Southern Canada in a variety of deciduous woodland habitats. It is …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, journaling, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, wildlife
Think Warm!
Posted: March 5, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
This collage of photos was created by Rachel, a Bucktails alumnus – she took the photos during the warmer months of 2014. Hopefully this little taste of summer will help us get through the last of the cold winter months!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: outdoors, spring, summer, wildlife