Category Archives: Backyard Naturalist

Endangered Species Day: What You Can Do

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3 easy ways to protect endangered species. And save your own hide.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum): Mostly Wordless Wednesday

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The Backyard Naturalist stumbles across Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum). Look but don’t eat.

Backyard Wildlife: Pileated Woodpecker

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If two Pileated Woodpeckers tell jokes in the wood and no one is there to hear them, are they still funny?

Get Outside! 14 Citizen Scientist Projects for Kid Backyard Naturalists

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14 Citizen Science projects to get your kids excited about wildlife!

Wordless(ish) Wednesday: Woolly Bear Caterpillar

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Fun facts about winter weather prediction and the woolly bear caterpillar. Well, fun if you’re a nerd like me.