by Scott McDaniel | Aug 17, 2012 | Feature
Only a few hours ago I was running through a dense suburban jungle full of thorns, poison ivy, and mosquitoes, chasing down a vulture with a broken wing that, although injured and having just been shot at, ran more like a roadrunner than a bird of prey. Wait a second,...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jul 12, 2012 | Feature
The early July heat wave sent temperatures soaring into triple digits and drove both man and beast into a Forest Hill swimming pool – though none of them were there to cool off and it was the last place any of them wanted to be. This swimming pool had sat unused...
by Scott McDaniel | Jun 24, 2012 | Feature
As I sit and write, only a short distance from my suburban home a lone black bear is on the run like a fugitive accused of a crime it had not committed. Reports have been flooding in as it meanders across our farmlands, deciduous forests, river valleys, and backyards...
by Scott McDaniel | May 17, 2012 | Feature
Great meeting on the Baltimore Checkerspot ernbutterfly (our state insect) yesterday withan amazing team of folks that are working to hopefully create a corridor of sites across Harford County that these butterflies can use for their life cycle. A bonus was getting to...
by Scott McDaniel | May 9, 2012 | Feature
Each year we anxiously await the emergence of each species. One of the most unique is the Eastern spadefoot toad which begins to crawl out of sandy soil during the first warm, heavy spring rain like zombies in a horror movie. These toads are nocturnal, can feature...
by Scott McDaniel | Apr 13, 2012 | Feature
Click here to check out our latest video showing our nighttime salamander search! The temperature was 46 degrees and a steady rain had continued throughout the day, I knew what I had to do. After a long day of work my body pleaded with my brain to relax but from...
