Red-tailed hawks are common in the Northern USA and they are smart and highly trainable. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo […]

Some of the largest moth in North America: The Luna Moth (Actias luna) and the Giant Leopard Moth. […]

Arabia Mountain is the northern of two peaks in the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a 2,550 acre park.  Several hundred meters […]

The trail is ca. 1.9 miles long and no loop. It is partly uphill and mostly shaded. The […]

The Cardinal, family Cardinalidae, are passerine birds. Other names are cardinal grosbeaks and cardinal-bunting. The North American Cardinal […]

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) are the only species of hummingbirds that nest east of the Mississippi River in […]

Sweetwater Creek State Park is a very beautiful 215 acre territory of wilderness that used to belong to […]

The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is a widespread native turtle of North America. Eastern Painted Turtles These brightly […]

Bees use nectar from the white Tupelo trees to make the unique southeastern “Tupelo Honey”! Interesting facts about […]