It’s usually no contest when humans and wild animals clash, but there are no real winners.
Category: Wildlife – Mammals
Sunday Vignettes
Last Sunday afternoon was memorable thanks to a couple of unrelated incidents.
Random Thursday: The Plain Language Edition (lolol)
This is International Plain Language Day and we honestly couldn’t care less.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 12): [Mostly] Birds
Here are a few birds plus an oddly colored skunk to enliven your day.
Catching Up
Hey, there! It’s been a while since we’ve met on these pages; much has happened since our Great Porcupine Encounter that has distracted me from doing any thinking, much less writing. About a week ago, I entered my septuagenarian experience with a whimper, not a bang, experiencing a series of health challenges which are continuing… Continue reading Catching Up
A Porcupine of Our Own
Wherein I document a chance encounter with a rather prickly individual.
The Three [Armadillo] Amigos
Young armadillos are fun to watch, as long as they’re not in your yard.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt.10)
Swallowtails, tree frogs, newborn fawns, and water snakes: something for everyone in the ‘hood.
Carnivorous, Corpse-Eating Armadillos?!
As if we don’t have enough to worry about nowadays, what with widespread wildfires, rampant inflation, a possible new wave of COVID, war in eastern Europe, and people gluing their hands to Starbucks counters, now comes a report of carnivorous armadillos that prey on lambs, calves, and other small and helpless mammals such as Danny… Continue reading Carnivorous, Corpse-Eating Armadillos?!
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 8)
Wherein a beautiful bird sits for an involuntary portrait, I retract part of my admiration for possums, we study the mysterious porcupine, and snakes are the reptiles of the day.