Backyard and Beyond

Bob Sheetz photographed a hummingbird looking over its shoulder as it started a takeoff, hinting at the long journey ahead.
At this time of year, most of our ruby-throated hummingbirds are on their way

Imagine having a ring-side seat for watching a river otter family this summer. Don Dinndorf and family were lucky enough to observe three young otters hunting crayfish, snails, and fish under their boat launch and

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

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

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

A recipe for possible disaster: A mother duck leads her ducklings toward a river’s shoreline. A coyote lopes down for a drink, discovers the duck family, and thinks it’s found an easy meal.
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