The Amiable Accipiter The Unique Personality of a Red-Tailed Hawk By Ian Adrian | February 27, 2019 Image caption My absolute favorite part of nature adventuring is getting to know individual animals. Every living creature, regardless of form, has a unique personality. This female red-tailed hawk is a brilliant example! These large raptors, despite being…
Bobcat in the Brush The most widespread of all North American wildcats, bobcats can be found across most of the continent in an array of habitats ranging from swamps and prairies, to desert, dense forest, and mountains. Extremely adapatable, they waste no time adjusting to habitat alterations and will prey on reptiles, any manageable mammal,…
Desert Bighorns: Risking My Life to Watch Endangered Sheep It was the crack of dawn with the sunrise barely visible through the thick clouds. Abruptly awaking to the obnoxious beeps of my 20-year-old alarm clock, I scarfed down a hasty breakfast, re-checked my camera bag, petted my cats, then darted out the door. I drove…
Coyotes are incredible creatures. Like wolves, they form tightly-knit family groups or “packs,” sometimes hunting cooperatively to take down larger or more difficult prey. They eat a wide variety of food items, from rabbit (which seem to be the favored entre), to reptiles, birds, eggs, plants, berries and, when they’re desperate, even the occasional roadkill…