August 2024 – Ranger Ramblings

NWDC Raptor Center Director Diana Miller drew a beautiful red-tailed hawk out from a portable carrier and held it up for all to see.

We participated in a silent hike, an egg dissection, and an egg experiment (pictured above), which was my favorite activity of the day.

After we fed and monitored the little owlets for a few days, we moved them out to their new and temporary home.

On the first day of the new year, families and nature enthusiasts embraced the outdoors and took literal steps towards a healthy lifestyle.

This spider is the goldenrod crab spider, or more generally, the flower (crab) spider. It is most commonly found hunting in flowers.

While many aspects of nature slow down in the colder months, we can still observe the many creatures that are still out and about.