Amazing things happen in nature as spring begins. The weather changes, plants and trees begin to flourish, and animals start to emerge from their hiding places. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...

AGASSIZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Minn. -- The sun was just a dimming red ball on the western horizon when Maggie Anderson stepped out of the truck to hear what she could hear. The sky overhead was ...

It’s March. This is when I find myself torn between clinging to winter and beginning to look for signs of spring, for the forest to begin to shake off its winter torpor. A time to look for breeding ...

As I had mentioned a few columns back, this first full week in May is the start of spring for me. And what a start it has been: Bluebells hit peak bloom, a full moon greeted us with bats feeding under ...

A green toad stands partially in water while inflating its vocal sac. This behavior is part of its mating call, used to attract females and compete with nearby males. The inflated throat amplifies ...

The northern leopard frog is often discussed as the earliest frog sound you’ll hear when the temperatures begin to rise. The more frog calls you hear, the better the ecosystem. Many frog calls begin ...