At one time, there were a lot of wild turkeys in the US, spread over a lot of land. For various reasons, the numbers dwindled. However, they have been replanted in many places, including in some places where they were…
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If you live in either of the Americas, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or heard a Screech Owl making its presence known. Their primary call and the one you’re most likely to have heard is an accelerating series of…
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Mink are originally from North America but can be found throughout European countries as well. The wild American mink (Neovison vison) is not limited to the United States and can be found in Canada. The smaller European mink (Mustela lutreola)…
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The cowslip was once a common and familiar plant of spring meadows. However, it has declined considerably due to agricultural improvements, but more recently has been included in wildflower seed mixes sown along new road verges. The bunched arrangement of…
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Biodiversity is the key to having a sustainable planet. When an ecosystem is impacted negatively, a chain of extinctions can occur. Extinction is forever. Many life forms on earth, both plant and animal have evolved, lived and died, and become…
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The wild turkey is one of the few birds native to North America that has become as big as an American icon as the bald eagle. It is also one of only two fowl species native to North America that…
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“Habitat of the Wild Mink” Many hikers and adventure seekers have accidentally stumbled across the path of a wild mink. The mink, whose name is derived from the Swedish word Maenk, is a small semi-aquatic animal that resides in a…
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Bearded darnel disguises itself as wheat. It poisons livestock and sometimes people. Probably the plant called tares in the Bible is bearded darnel. In the thirteenth chapter of Matthew, Jesus tells a parable about it. The parable A man plants…
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Sea spiders (scientific name Pycnogonids) are sometimes also known by the name ‘Pantopoda’ which means ‘All Legs.’ This is a good descriptor for the sea spider, as it is little more than a collection of legs attached to a comparatively…
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Taxonomy is the science of classification that is used to place organisms, both extant (currently living in the world) and extinct (no longer living in the world) in a hierarchical structure of association. To determine how closely related they are…
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