Preventing Unwanted Encounters with Snakes
“Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes”? This famous line from Indiana Jones sums up how a lot of us feel about serpents, but Floridians need not live in fear of our native snakes. Our state is… Read More
Tag: Backyard Wildlife
Reducing your Seed and Suet Addiction-Plants to Support Wildlife
When the cooler weather of fall arrives, many of us think of attracting a delightful gathering of birds to our gardens with a selection of feeders filled with a variety of seed, suet and even meal worms. It… Read More
Water Wednesday Recap – Make Your Backyard a Wet Oasis for Wildlife
As our state continues to grow, wildlife is experiencing habitat loss due to development. In Florida, urban areas are a dominant feature in the landscape, and many of these urban areas are situated near natural wildlife preserves. What… Read More
Local Wildlife – Lesson 4
Today’s wildlife topic is like some others we have discussed in other lessons… you might see it, you might not. You might ask, why would I highlight a creature you might not see? Well… because you might… and… Read More
Local Wildlife – Lesson 3
One of the things that has caught my attention since we began observing wildlife in our yards is the large number of squirrels – there are a lot of them here. We already discussed their territorial combats, but… Read More
Backyard Habitat – Lesson 1
They are taught in elementary school that all animals need four things… (1) food, (2) oxygen, (3) water, and (4) shelter. Shelter is important. Everyone needs a place to hunker down for the night (or heat of the… Read More