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Backyard and Beyond: Golden fish catch

An osprey swooped down and snagged a fish in a pond as Cliff Price watched. But this was no ordinary wild fish: Price says there are many goldfish in this pond, probably released by someone

Backyard and Beyond: A white bird on dark water

Vern Lemasters volunteers at a massive national wildlife refuge in southern Illinois and enjoys photographing its diverse wildlife. He used a long lens to capture a dramatic shot of a great egret, hunting just before

Backyard and Beyond: A spotty story

Most white-tailed deer fawns are nearly three months old at this point in the summer and are weaned and eating grasses and soft vegetation.
They and their mothers have rejoined the herd, but the

Backyard and Beyond: Birds and bees

Herbie Self watched what could be called the “other oriole,” the seldom-seen orchard oriole, slurping up grape jelly. A bee buzzed in for some jelly, too, and the oriole added it to the menu.

Backyard and Beyond: Photos of some backyard wonders

Isn’t this the truth: “It’s amazing the amount of wildlife you can see in your own backyard,” wrote Lew Troast Jr., after spotting a short-tailed shrew trying to drink from a birdbath sitting on the

Backyard and Beyond: Cavity nest season

Terry Kogowski was startled to find a hitchhiking cecropia moth attached to his tailgate when he arrived at his destination. “It stayed for a couple of hours, then disappeared,” he says.

Backyard and Beyond: Time for nature’s new arrivals

Is there anything more “aww”-inspiring than springtime’s red fox youngsters? Darlene Herbster knew where to look for kits this spring, because she’s seen the adult female in the same area for the past four years

Backyard and Beyond: Signs of spring are all around

Muskrats are semi-aquatic rodents that spend much of their lives in water, gathering and eating aquatic vegetation. The one spied by Bret Cool is bringing its prize, a “bouquet of leaves,” back to its den,

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