Missing Cats

As I left town for a quick trip over Labor Day weekend, a dozen hungry monarch caterpillars were munching…

Star-nosed Mole

One species that is so unique in appearance that if you spot one, there will be no question that is what…

A couple of weeks ago, I took a trip with the Friends of Plant Conservation on the Black River near…

There’s a cute little animal that I’ve seen in some very different places – the chipmunk. I’ve seen them…

On a Friday morning in late July, Jan Pender left her home in Raleigh and headed toward the…

I recently made a trip to a friend’s property in Montgomery County looking to find an orchid he had…

On a trip to Washington, DC a few years ago, there was an area of the museum featuring the winners…

Towards the end of The Iliad, Homer’s classic epic – a pillar upon which Greek tragedy rests – the…

Since early May, a distinctive eastern towhee has frequented my backyard in Charlotte. The typical…

A friend of mine sent me a picture of the beautiful river birch she has on her property near Troy…