Urban Creatures – The Amazing Garter Snake
I Don’t Have the Time… The most common complaint I hear from NatureOutside readers is that they don’t have time to go outside and explore. Family, work, and other … Continue Reading →
Category: Nature
Plants, Animals, Geology, Natural History
The Most Urban Mountain Lion
The Los Angeles Times just ran a fascinating story about P-22. Mountain Lion P-22 makes his home in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. More than 4 million people live in … Continue Reading →
Sh*t Birders Say (Video-Humor)
There are as many things to do in the woods as there are ways to laugh at yourself. There are birders, botanists, and mycologists. Carvers, trackers, and herbalists. Fishermen … Continue Reading →
Trees Talk! (To each other)
Have you ever heard something shocking? Startling? A revelation? But then you pause a moment to think. And suddenly it makes perfect sense. In a flash of insight you … Continue Reading →
Rattlesnake Dance!
HOLY @$%*&! I freeze like a marble statue. Are my eyes deceiving me? Less than 20 feet to my front are the largest rattlesnakes I’ve ever seen. Two of … Continue Reading →
Seagull Tikka Masala (Humor/Video)
Sometimes animals do strange things. According to this article from NPR, an enterprising seagull got more than he bargained for… A wildlife hospital in Britain had no trouble spotting … Continue Reading →
Acorn Woodpecker – This Bird is Nuts! (Video)
I’m hiking through a peaceful oak forest, enjoying the cool shade. The cloudless blue sky peeks through the dense canopy overhead. My boots make soft swishing sounds as they … Continue Reading →
Alpine Kangaroo Found in United States!
Important: This was a post for April Fools 2016 How little we understand our planet! If you haven’t heard the news, a previously unknown species of kangaroo was discovered … Continue Reading →
How do You Know it’s Spring?
Happy Equinox! March 20 was the Vernal Equinox. You may have missed it if you weren’t paying attention. After all, it’s not like we get off from work! The Vernal … Continue Reading →
Oh My Goshawk! (Video)
In the United States we have the Northern Goshawk. It is a bigger, fiercer relative of the Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks. These accipiters prowl dense forests, chasing birds and … Continue Reading →