Elk Encounters
He’s not Rudolph, though he is a distant cousin. He’s made several guest appearances on our ridge. North Carolina Wildlife Biologist Justin McVey has identified our almost half-ton visitor as […]
He’s not Rudolph, though he is a distant cousin. He’s made several guest appearances on our ridge. North Carolina Wildlife Biologist Justin McVey has identified our almost half-ton visitor as […]
Like the potato, tomato, corn, and tobacco, the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a North American gift to the world. According to Lovett Williams, in 1492 the population of […]
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we should at least have a plan in place, because Old Man Winter will have a heavy foot this year. Once he starts tromping […]
For over 50 years, the Highlands Biological Foundation has provided grants in support of scientific research, bringing graduate students and research scientists to Highlands from all over the country and […]
(Lophodytes cucullatus) This distinctive winter resident can be found on wooded ponds where it feeds on fish, crustaceans and insects. The hammerhead crest is mostly white in males and brown […]
The bog turtle, North America’s smallest turtle, lives right here, free as he should be, in the Western North Carolina mountains. Gabrielle Graeter, wildlife biologist and herpetologist for the North […]
It’s the kind of mind-blowing visual event you’ll never forget, and it’s coming to Highlands August 21, 2017. What is it? A magnificent eclipse of the sun… not a partial […]
Ahhhhh. October has arrived. Cool days, cold nights. Blazing shades of red and yellow against the azure Carolina blue skies. Sitting by the hearth with a good book and […]
This is a small, stocky, short-necked heron with bright yellow legs. It is solitary and stealthy and can be seen along wooded streams and ponds where it hunts small fish […]
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