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Not an ordinary bunny
By Stan Tekiela, www.natursmart.com For me, I enjoy all aspects of nature, not just birds. I find all of nature fascinating and that is what keeps me interested. So, while leading a photo tour to […]
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A large gathering
by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com It was just before the pandemic that I last went to see one of the most amazing natural spectacles on the face of Earth — the annual migration of the Sandhill […]
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Nature is always changing
Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com If I have said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: nature is always changing. For some reason we people always think that everything stays the same. But when it comes […]
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Wolves on the hunt
By Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com The day before, a pack of wolves known as the Wapiti, had found a large bull bison that was weak and injured. Based on its size, this big boy was near […]
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Amazing ‘twigger’
Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com It was one of those dark and cloudy winter days in Yellowstone National Park where the clouds are so heavy and low, you feel like you can reach up and touch the […]
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Think about it
Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com Imagine that your body is 10 times the size of your limbs. Each of your four legs are short, thick, round and tipped with long narrow claws. Your body is also your […]
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Our own badger
Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com It’s funny, I think the average person knows more about the Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis), a critter of Africa and Southwest Asia than they do about the badger in our own backyard, […]
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Winter birding
by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com Winter bird feeding is one of the most common, popular hobbies in America. It is estimated that nearly 60 million Americans feed birds in their yards in winter or summer. Subscribe […]
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Nature’s way
By Stan Tekiela NatureSmart.com The population of any given animal species in nature goes up and down over time in a geographic area. This is how nature works. Some years a species is plentiful and […]
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A good memory
by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com I was recently asked by a local television news station to answer a question about how squirrels find their buried nuts. This is a great example of super cool things that […]