Coyotes are wild canines, dog-like predators on the landscape, and a vital component of the interplay between predator and prey. Hunters know that coyotes are always present somewhere. Hunters hear their barks and yelps usually during early evening hours. All major prey for coyotes must ...

The weather was our significant natural history moment this past week. A strong low pressure system wound itself into a tight ball of unstable air masses over the Midwest. Iowa took its share of severe storms that brought heavy rains, strong winds and several tornadoes last Tuesday. In the ...

Green Castle is a jewel of a park, nestled away in the rolling Southern Iowa Drift Plain hills of Marshall County. The park is located one mile south of Ferguson or about 11 miles from downtown Marshalltown. The land area is 116.5 acres and the lake surface has 16 acres of impounded water. ...

Wild turkeys can cast a spell upon dedicated spring gobbler hunters. The hunt can be easy, look easy, especially if all the conditions of time and place melt together flawlessly. Boom, the hunter shoots his or her turkey. Now the time comes to snap a few images for the record and head home, ...

Seeing red is a good thing for nature enthusiasts. Obviously many birds may have some or a lot of red. Cardinal males top the all red category. Most other birds that may have a smaller amount of red, sometimes easy to see, or just a tiny speck near its eye, wing tips, or top of head. Downy ...

Wildlife does come in all sizes and shapes. Some of the smallest are insects and few butterfly species have made their appearance. It is good to see their bright colors again. Amphibians and reptiles have crawled out of winter cover or hibernation chambers. The leopard frog I spied was just ...