UF/IFAS
Extension Pinellas County

Tag: mating

Love Is In the Air


February 6, 2015

Valentine’s Day doesn’t exclude wildlife. This time of year you might notice some extraordinary changes in colors, sounds and overall appearance of some animal species; especially the birds. The process in which birds develop new feathers ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: Anhinga, Birds, Blue Eye, Breeding, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Eye, Long Feathers, Lore, Love, Mating, Molting, Plumage, Pretty Feathers, Snowy Egret

Are You in a Rut? The Deer Are!


October 7, 2013

Rut is a word with many definitions. Often times these definitions do not have a positive association…that is, unless you are a deer. For deer, the rut is an annual period of sexual activity, during which the males fight each other for access ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Antlers, Brooker Creek Preserve, Buck, Car Struck By Deer, Deer, Deer Crossing, Doe, Fawn, John Chestnut Park, Mating, Pinellas County, Rut, Sparring