This little fawn showed up at the tennis courts (which are surrounded by woods), trotted down the stairs and lay down, waiting for its mother. One of the…
I showed a property for sale called “Rock Oaks” in Philadelphia on over an acre and was delighted to find a frog pond in the side yard. I went back later to…
I was asked if I knew anyone who could foster a feral cat who was about to have kittens, so I said “yes, I'll do it”. The mother cat was taken to the vet and…
I have a small waterfall and pond in my backyard which became a stopover for migrating warblers for about two weeks in May. It was quite a sight when I was able…
The Roxborough reservoir (northwest Philadelphia)is the destination for the neighboring toads who are awakening from winter and heading there to lay eggs and…
About a month ago, I received a call from the listing agent of a house in Chestnut Hill saying that a Realtor who was showing the house saw a kitten who fell…
I went to the hawk watch platform at Cape May Point hoping to see a few raptors and a nice sunset. There was a guy sitting there, apparently doing nothing. He…
Pearl (see Christmas Caturday 12/24/08) decided she was bored and needed a playmate, so again I set off to find the right fit for the household. I checked…
I was just heading to bed around midnight when I heard the unmistakable sound of raccoons noisily entering the yard. They all explored their way around the yard…
A delightful finding on my birdwalk today - these little blue-gray gnatcatchers were taking their first flights. They fledge after only 13 days of life! With…
West of the Adirondacks, outside a small town called Clinton, NY, there is a 200 acre wildlife refuge, actively managed by a full time naturalist who is…