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This beautiful bird is a Red-Bellied Woodpecker ( Melanerpes carolinus ). They are medium sized woodpeckers that can be found throughout m...

While hiking last week with a school group we came across this bright yellow fungus growing on a rotting log. I had no idea what it was and...

At the encouragement of a friend of mine I am retelling the story of the little skunk pictured here. A few years ago I was visiting a farm w...

On recent trip to Squaw Creek NWR in Mound City Missouri I spotted these three cattle egrets cleaning their feathers and sunning themselves...

Elrod Mill Conservation Area in Andrew County is located on the Platte River. It was purchased by the Missouri Department of Conservation i...

Swans are the epitome of grace, love and romance which is a contradiction of their actual temperament. These birds tend to be aggressive, d...

  While exploring the pond where I work I discovered numerous tadpoles in the process of completing their metamorphosis into froglets. The...