The official state bird of North Dakota is the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). This sturdy, grass-loving bird favors the wide open spaces. The Roughrider State bird is in the right place as… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Isaac began writing as a paid staff reporter for his college newspaper. After getting his B.A. in Divinity, he was a daycare teacher who emphasized God's natural world, and all the creatures, into his learning activities. He worked as Staff Writer for a Midwest-based global online retailer before going full-time freelance. As a solo writer, he's covered gray wolf sightings in the Southwest U.S., smart home upgrades to backyard chicken coops, training American bulldogs and countless other topics, animal and otherwise; especially technical writing. Since his childhood in northern New England, he's been hooked on the beauty of this earth and the outdoors. Isaac loves biking, running, snowboarding, skateboarding and hiking in all of it. In his new home of the Great Lakes, he's spotted numerous herons, rabbits, squirrels, deer, a few toads and at least one turtle on his trail runs. He especially enjoys talking critters with his little sister who loves all animals big and small from giant orcas to her own pet beagle (Mister B).
The official state bird of North Dakota is the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). This sturdy, grass-loving bird favors the wide open spaces. The Roughrider State bird is in the right place as… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
The Times of India had an interesting story: people spotted a tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Brahmaputra river. The beast caught a current and reportedly swam for over fifty miles (80… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Orlando, FL, is home to the one-of-a-kind theme park Gatorland. Gatorland is now home to a one-of-a-kind white alligator. There are fewer than nine known leucistic alligators in the world.… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
If the caracal sounds unfamiliar, think of the wild cats with large black ear tufts on the outside of the lobe. Their name even comes from a Turkic word for… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
At its deepest point, the Connecticut River is 130 feet down. The spot of this aquatic chasm is the French King Bridge in Erving, MA. Just how deep is the… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
There's a host of silly, Dad-joke-level puns for naming chickens. These will be creatures that get very familiar; ask anyone who's raised chickens. Choosing a clever name that will still… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Poinsettia plants are a sure sign of the holiday season's arrival. In much of North America, there are attention-grabbing displays in garden departments or the front of supermarkets with a… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
How fast are sloths? In a world increasingly concerned with sustainability and energy efficiency, they have a very physically economical lifestyle. They might not be the fastest, but they make… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Party Fowl! The turkey is an intelligent bird that is directly related to dinosaurs. The wild turkey can run quite fast when needed. Turkeys can run surprisingly fast. Wild turkeys,… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Often, the beginning is an excellent place to start. Let's consider apples, but also the apricots and albacore tuna. Foods that start with A are the starting point here. Let… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
The Australian tiger beetle (Cicindela hudsoni) is the world's fastest running insect! They run the equivalent of 5.6 miles per hour. Even in absolute terms, that is fast for humans. A walk… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
How long is the Illinois River, from start to end? The one that's mainly in the state of Illinois is 273 miles long. It starts southwest of Chicago and runs down… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Florida Burmese Pythons Are Still an Ongoing Threat, Just Not Directly to Humans The Burmese python is a species invasive in the Everglades; a gigantic, mostly wetlands ecosystem in Southern… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
Alligators have a surprising discography of songs (and dances). They make many sounds and have advanced choreography for their growling, bellowing, dancing, inflating, slapping, and hissing. But for any nearby… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago
There's an old saying among First Nations peoples that a bear can smell a pine needle falling in the forest. For these quarter-to-half-ton lumbering creatures, that's a very precise instrument… Read More
By Isaac Peterson 1 year ago