Just yesterday I learned that the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is the only breeding bird found in New York that has been documented nesting...
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Germany is currently experiencing something for which the English have no nice expression. We call it a “mouse gradation year”. I was not able...
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Ah, late spring. You hear a loud, unfamiliar chirp from near the ground. Over the years you may have learned to know better but...
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While eating lunch with Daisy and her family at a picnic area in Joshua Tree National Park the other day a small chipmunk-looking creature...
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New York City’s subway stations are a great place to observe Rattus norvegicus, otherwise known as the Norway Rat, the Brown Rat, the Wharf...
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One of the highlights of my recent trip to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge was long, loving looks at the rodent most associated with the...
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