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Exploring Nature, May 2022

Exploring Nature, May 2022

by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2022 | 2022, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Exploring Nature, Fish, Gamebirds, Hummingbirds, Mammals, Shorebirds

Ruffed Grouse eggs hatch in Virginia in late May. You may see them cross a forest road, if you drive through their habitat.May is peak migration for shorebirds at Cape May, New Jersey.The spring caribou migration is underway.Largemouth bass spawn when the water...
Exploring Nature, April 2022

Exploring Nature, April 2022

by Kevin Shank | Apr 5, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Crustaceans & Mollusks, Exploring Nature, Fish, Hummingbirds, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Reptiles & Amphibians, Water Life

In April and May, wildebeest herds move northwest to central Serengeti. They follow the new grass growth.April and May are times to hunt morel mushrooms in the mid-South and Midwest.Check vernal pools for fairy shrimp. They will soon be over for the year.Hang your...
Exploring Nature, February 2022

Exploring Nature, February 2022

by Kevin Shank | Feb 8, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Exploring Nature, Reptiles & Amphibians

Go out in February and early March and check wet-weather ponds. You might spy spotted or tiger salamanders laying their eggs. Look at night with a strong flashlight.Overseed food plots in February.Make frozen wreath with bird treats/seeds in a bundt pan.Beginning the...
Exploring Nature, December 2021

Exploring Nature, December 2021

by Kevin Shank | Dec 9, 2021 | 2021, 12 December, Birds, Exploring Nature

December through March is an especially good time to watch for Northern lights.Christmas Bird Counts are occurring this month.Make bird treats, and maintain feeding stations.Plan for and provide birds with a heated water supply, if you live in freezing climates.After...
Exploring Nature, Spring

Exploring Nature, Spring

by Kevin Shank | Mar 30, 2021 | 2021, 03, March, Exploring Nature, Reptiles & Amphibians

Photo © Kevin Shank Skunk cabbage is in bloom late winter and early spring.Woodcocks begin doing their courtship displays.Mid-to-late March grizzlies come out of hibernation.400,000-600,000 Sandhill Cranes visit Platte River valley in Nebraska. You can visit...

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