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 | Feb 7, 2024 | Conservation
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by Tina Gangloff Wescott In the winter, the wooded trails at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge can be eerily quiet. It’s a reminder that most animals keep a low profile in order to stay safe. But then you hear a woodpecker unleash its noggin...
by finwr | Jan 13, 2024 | Conservation, Refuge, Wildlife
Photo by Derek Brazinet Photo by Autumn Brown Owls are most often thought of as creatures of the forest. We think of them inhabiting hollow holes in trees, with their large “wise” eyes glowing from the darkness. The short-eared owl is an exception in many ways. This...
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...
