by Friends INWR | Jan 30, 2026 | Archive, Blog, Homepage Feed, Nature
By Patti Singer The sun was out and the temperature on this early January day was in the 40s. Along the Kanyoo Trail at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, a light breeze stirred branches of trees that were waiting for a few more months to pass. “They’re just trying to...
by finwr | Feb 8, 2024 | Conservation, Nature, Wildlife
Fisher photo by Elizabeth Carpenter In upstate New York, nature lovers get very excited over sightings of dark, medium-sized mammals. Sharing a photo of an un-identified weasel-type animal gets everyone’s attention, discussing “fisher, mink or otter.” That’s because...
by finwr | Jan 13, 2024 | Nature, Refuge, Wildlife
Photo by Richard Kauffman Many years ago, while walking across a meadow in Western New York, I found an animal clinging to the branches of a young apple tree. The animal and I were both stunned – we didn’t see each other in advance. Nearly 5 feet up the tree, the...
by finwr | Dec 7, 2023 | Conservation, FINWR, Nature, Refuge, Wildlife
Photo by Mark Crisafulli If you are a lover of animals, you may have an inspired National Geographic moment when yousee deer. They can seem like our own local gazelles – untamed and free in our upstate NewYork savannahs and jungles. Like the impala, they take flight...
by finwr | Dec 7, 2023 | Birding, Conservation, Nature, Wildlife
Featured photo: Cardinal in evergreens by Brian Serafin. Photo by James Monteleone Cardinals are the flashy gift to birdwatchers in the eastern United States. While male cardinalsare as brightly colored as a tropical bird, they are anything but. These beloved birds...
