Mammals
Exploring Nature, January 2022
By mid-January, the wintering eagle population peaks in Virginia.Look at snowflake designs under a microscope.Bucks are shedding their antlers.January and February are the most popular months to...
Pup
Weddell seal and pup. Photo © Dreamstime.com. A seal pup struggles to raise himself up and looks for his mother. He is only one day old, but his senses of sight and smell are keen. There are many...
You Can Draw a Bighorn Sheep Submissions
You Can Draw a Polar Bear
Pictures & Poems, January 2022
Wondernose: What animal wears an apron of hair that drags on the ground when it walks?
Photo © Dreamstime.com. Here's a big animal for you! The adult males grow to over 6 feet (2 m) high at the shoulders. They may weigh three-quarters of a ton.Buffalo? Good guess, Wondernose, but no....
Creation Close-ups, January 2022: Foraminifera Shell
Covers, January 2022
Weddell seal pup. Photo © PilipenkoD/iStockPhoto.com. Babcock State Park, West Virginia. Photo © Judy Kennamer/Dreamstime.com.
Bold Bighorns
Baby Bighorn Sheep was only a few days old, but already he was able to follow along beside his mother. Even when only hours old and weighing just 10 pounds (4.5 kg), he could stand and walk. Now, as...
A Glimpse of the Sea Otter’s Day
Sea otter. Photo © Jean Edouard Rozey/Dreamstime.com. Otter floated on her back, basking in the warm sunlight. The sea was blue, the sky was blue, and she could see the coast of Alaska off in the...
Mailbox, December 2021: Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar
Creation Close-ups, December 2021: Warm River
Covers, December 2021
Ptarmigan. Photo © Kerry Hargrove/Dreamstime.com. White-tailed deer. Photo © Justinhoffmanoutdoors/Dreamstime.com.
