My first birding excursion to Mendon Ponds, as reported earlier in the week, was an outstanding introduction to the abundant avifauna of my new...

One thing that I like about this time of year is bugs.  Sure, migration is over and the hordes of wood-warblers are busy breeding...

Have you been to Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers lately? Probably not. After all, unless you live in the northwest Bronx or any of the...

Join the other slugs over at the 33rd edition of Circus Of The Spineless, the blog carnival devoted to all things without a spine....

In Albany’s Pine Bush recently Daisy and I came across a pair of moths that were, we assume, mating. Neither of us had ever...

During this past summer whenever I was outdoors and the birds weren’t showing I took pictures of the dragonflies that I spotted. I’ve managed...

Earlier this month I found and photographed this spider in my grandmother’s backyard. I finally got around to trying to figure out what it...

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriacea) is an easily recognizable plant with a range that encompasses virtually all of North America east of the Rocky Mountains....