Nature smart: The king of vultures
Stan Tekiela
January 18, 2023
Let’s think differently about vultures. We’ll start by taking a closer look at these amazing birds.
Nature Page & Night Sky
Star Watch: The moon and its craters
Bob Drieslein
January 17, 2023
A full Moon always rises in the east at sunset, opposite the setting Sun. Seeing details of the Moon’s surface is usually a challenge when it’s full because so much light from the Sun is
Backyard and beyond: Wildlife hunting buddies
Val Cunningham
January 16, 2023
Many outdoors people are familiar with ruffed grouse and the species’ affinity for small engines and solitary hunters.
Backyard and beyond: A Costa Rica winter visit
Stan Tekiela
January 16, 2023
Costa Rica is a wildlife photographer’s paradise. I just returned from two weeks of trekking through the country’s hot, humid lowland tropical jungles and hiking up its cold, cloud forest mountains, over 8,000 feet in
Star Watch: Jupiter and a Crescent Moon
Bob Drieslein
January 13, 2023
If your local skies are clear after sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, don’t miss an impressive night-sky sight. The planet Jupiter and a waxing, crescent Moon will appear close together in the western sky.
Backyard and beyond: When less is more
Val Cunningham
December 29, 2022
Jim Aarns describes himself as a retired hunter but still maintains his trail cams. He enjoyed finding a recent image of a handsome 12-point buck, taken right behind his house.
MN CREP enrollment restores a wetland, preserves a legacy
Ann Wessel
December 26, 2022
A 157-acre Minnesota Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program enrollment in Rice County has restored a wetland and surrounding upland habitat, reduced the likelihood of downstream flooding, and established a father’s legacy.
Backyard and beyond: Holiday bird count, and photographing the whitetail rut
Val Cunningham
December 21, 2022
On a Saturday in mid-December, I’ll be heading out with a small group of fellow bird watchers to count birds for my local Audubon Society chapter. Tens of thousands of other volunteers across our hemisphere
Backyard and beyond: A seasonal change, and the ubiquitous muskrat
Staff Report
November 30, 2022
Does the wild turkey in Carl Richard’s photo think he’s hidden from pre-Thanksgiving hunters? Little does he know that it would take a much thicker tree trunk to hide him from view, and his own
