Wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela loves rule breakers, and it seems that the Northern Shrikes are just that. Here is his story. Critters in nature don’t follow the rules we people lay out for them. A good example of this is the Opossum. How crazy...
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Millions of people have discovered bird-feeding. It’s a simple and enjoyable way to bring the beauty of birds closer to your home. Watching birds at your feeder often leads to a lifetime pursuit of bird identification. The Birds of Missouri Field Guide by Stan Tekiela is for...
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Peaceful, relaxing, and inspiring―birding can yield a lifetime of satisfaction. For some, simple observation of birds is enough to fill them with joy. Others prefer to make it more interactive, striving to see a variety of species and learning to identify them. If you’re among the...
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Millions of people have discovered bird-feeding. It’s a simple and enjoyable way to bring the beauty of birds closer to your home. Watching birds at your feeder often leads to a lifetime pursuit of bird identification. The Birds of Colorado Field Guide by Stan Tekiela is for...
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Over the years, naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela has brought us many amazing pictures of animals in the snow. Today he takes a closer look at snowflakes. A light and gentle snow started falling the other day while I was out in the woods....
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela tells us all about the incredible muskrat. Did you know that muskrats are not rats, and that their name is believed to come from the Algonquian Indian language? This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I...
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Stan Tekiela tells us all about the American Bison, this incredible animal living on our prairies, plains, and in river valleys. Sometimes called a Buffalo, this is a misnomer that suggests that the American Bison is somehow related to the Buffalo of the Old World....
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Wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela has been spending a lot of time in the woods, studying and photographing White-tailed Deer behavior. Here is his report. The White-tailed Deer is the most widely distributed member of the deer family, found throughout the United States, much of...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer par excellence, Stan Tekiela takes a closer look at the Eastern Wild Turkey. To say our Eastern Wild Turkey is an unusual looking bird is a complete understatement. Let’s look right past the large fan-shaped tail of the male and examine the...
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It’s looking a lot like Christmas, and naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela tells us all about the reindeer. Find out more about Santa’s famous helper! ’Tis the season of the reindeer. They make appearances in holiday movies, on greeting cards, and sometimes they’re even seen in...
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