By now, most of us who spend much time outside in the Adirondack Park have seen some sort of large canid that looks too big to be a Coyote, not quite big enough to be a Wolf. Quite likely, many of us have seen what some wildlife observers are calling the CoyWolf. What is a … [Read more...] about Welcoming the CoyWolf: Whoever It May Be
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Go Panthers!
Millions of Americans are watching with stunned admiration as a football team not previously thought to be much of a threat to the Patriots or Seahawks advances, so far undefeated, toward the Super Bowl. Many of us find ourselves rooting for the Carolina Panthers, with their … [Read more...] about Go Panthers!
Missing Cats of Our Home
[Special thanks to Lake Placid based nature conservation photographer Larry Master (www.masterimages.org) for permission to feature his photographs in this post.] We ought to share our Adirondack home with at least three species of wild cats: Cougar, Lynx, and Bobcat. … [Read more...] about Missing Cats of Our Home
Avoiding Roadkill
Last week, I again had the sad experience of coming upon a dead rattlesnake in the road. I was bicycling Lakeshore Road, next to Split Rock Wild Forest, when I came upon another tragic death on the highway. This is the third dead rattlesnake I’ve seen on this road in the last … [Read more...] about Avoiding Roadkill
Red Tailed Hawk?
Click to enlarge. Driving back into town I had my eye on the lake and decided to pull over and take a few pictures of the last ice floating on the now blue open water. [pullquote]Pretty cool to see one of these big birds up close![/pullquote] I parked across from … [Read more...] about Red Tailed Hawk?