Unlike some species of mammals that have season-specific courtship cycles, this particular mammal exhibits courtship behaviors all year long. It is just past the first day of winter in the Midwest where creatures dare to brave the cold and biting winds, yet here we’ve captured the male enticing the female out of their warm nest.…
Saturdays filled with feathers and fur are once again winding down for the year. I already miss the demanding shrieks of hungry baby birds and it has just barely begun to snow here around Chicago. No two visits to the wildlife rehabilitation center are ever the same. The guests, as I like to refer to…
As winter approaches and I wind down my regular visits to the wildlife rehabilitation center for another year, I am inspired to write about the impact of volunteers. I am not a volunteer expert, and never mind that there are already a few other (several hundred thousand) Google results for how to be a good…
The Fickle Feather 