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Little brown bat flying under a full moon in a purple night sky during October.
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Season of the Bat

October 16, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

October belongs to these vital, mysterious, emblems of the night. [more…]

Eastern Painted Turtle basking on a sunlit log surrounded by lily pads
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Meet summer’s favorite shell-ebrity, the Eastern Painted Turtle. [more…]

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November 12, 2024 Carolyn Fillmore 0

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CRITTER CHRONICLES: North American Beaver

April 21, 2024 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Beaver Tales: one fellow’s harrowing adventure, and the free-flowing future that awaits him. [more…]

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