Spiders are the largest group of arachnids on earth. Nearly 4,000 species have been described from North America, with more
Mourning doves lay just two eggs at a time. This is due to the specific kind of food the parents
August is usually when I see velvet ants. This year I saw my first one on August 26th. They are
The red-spotted purple is a beautiful butterfly that we see in our area from May to October. It is fairly
Birdbaths are a magnet for birds in all seasons. We have three around the house. In the front yard, side
Cicadas are often called locusts, but they really aren’t. Locusts are grasshoppers and belong to a different group of insects,
The crow’s full name is American crow, to distinguish it from the other crows found in North America. The only other
There are seven kinds of bats in our area. This week’s note is about the beautiful red bat. I love
There are two kinds of orioles that nest in the Skiatook area, the Baltimore oriole and the orchard oriole. Both
We have two kinds of box turtles in Oklahoma, and I’ve seen both this year, so it’s time for a
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