Who doesn’t love chickadees? They are curious, bold, cute, vivacious, and just generally cheering. They are particularly engaging when hanging…
There are only a few birds that I can identify by ear, but Sandhill Cranes are at the top of…
Tiger beetles in general get my juices flowing in a different way than other insects, because they really have to…
Woohoo! This is a red letter amphibian for me! I’ve been hoping to see one of these for almost 40…
Last week I decided to start taking my Olympus TG5 to work with me, because sometimes I see interesting critters…
I really enjoy finding Hooded Mergansers, but I don’t personally have much to say about them. So instead I’ll just…
Have you ever seen the ring on the neck of a Ring-necked Duck? I don’t recall ever seeing it, but…
This is the eighth resident of The Cliff that I have posted about. I haven’t been there since Thanksgiving, having…
Today we are going to talk about another inhabitant of the cliffside ecosystem, the carnivorous snail Haplotrema vancouverense. All of…
Next up on my cliff inhabitants survey is the Western Red-backed Salamander. The books say this is the most common…