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Wolves in a snowy landscape

by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com Wolves in a snowy landscape are the main subject to photograph in my winter Yellowstone Photo Tour. So, every effort is made to locate and get into a position to capture […]

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Behind the beautiful feathers

by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com Stone cold killer predators come in all shapes and sizes in the natural world. However, I think we often think of large menacing critters with long sharp claws and razor-sharp teeth […]

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Winter finch irruption

By Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com Nothing in nature stays the same. Nature is always in flux and is best described as being fluid and adaptive. Once you wrap your head around these simple truths, I believe […]

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Lightning drop WCC dual to Tigers

By Ryan Bergeron Managing Editor In a match-up featuring two teams listed in The Guillotine’s “Lean and Mean” portion of the Class AA rankings, the Lightning made the trip to Hutchinson to face the Hutchinson/Buffalo […]

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On the deer hunt

I was walking through the woods, moving very slowly, making sure not to step on a stick or twig that might snap and make a loud noise. Each footstep was carefully placed after visually checking […]

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Turkeys make a re-entry

by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com Change in nature usually comes about in thousands or even millions of years, not in months or years. Quick and easy doesn’t seem to have a place when it comes to […]