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July, 2016
Vol 16, No. 13
Watch Live As Bears Catch Salmon
Salmon are running in Alaska and Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park may be the best place to watch local bears gorge themselves on fresh caught salmon.
Explore.org has a number of webcams on the scene and you can almost always observe a bear or two (or three or four!) in action.
Summer Nights Are Perfect For Stargazing
Can you find the Big Dipper? The Little Dipper? How about Cygnus the Swan or Ursa Major the Great Bear?
The clear nights of summer are perfect for stargazing.
Our Sky Guide can get you started….
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Join the flock who’s following eNature on Twitter and get the latest fun facts and interesting stories about wildlife.
You’ll learn something every day from our “creature of the day” tweet. And we’ll send you other fun and interesting stories to enjoy.
It’s easy. Click here to get started!
Make Your Yard A Wildlife Oasis
Bring your yard or garden to life this year by planting the shrubs, flowers and trees that wildlife find irresistible.
Take our Garden Wildlife Quiz to learn what plants attract the most birds, butterflies and other critters.
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Snakebites: How To Avoid Them And Treat Them
It’s the height of summer and folks throughout the country are visiting parks, hiking through the woods, or otherwise enjoying the outdoors. Chances are high you might encounter a snake or two if you’re out. But don’t panic—they’re actually pretty harmless creatures.
Click here for tips on how to avoid an unpleasant encounter with a snake.
And steps to take if you do get bitten.
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Some friends of ours recently encountered this small Eastern Garter Snake while visiting a farm in Western New York, They used eNature's Advanced Search to identify it.
And remember that eNature's Guide to Poisonous and Dangerous Wildlife is a handy way to know what creatures in your neighborhood you should avoid.
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The stunning Cedar Waxwing is attracted to water sources such as birdbaths.
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Just Add Water To Make Your Yard Irresistible To Birds
Many birds that don’t eat seeds or plant nectar need a source of water. So adding a water feature to your yard is a great way to attract birds from their natural cover for close-up viewing.
Water will attract the insect and worm-eating birds that would not otherwise be drawn to your yard, as well as other birds who just want to bathe or drink.
Read on to get the whole story…
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Skinks, such as this juvenile Southeastern Five-lined Skink above, live throughout the US and most of the world. The bright blue of their tail fades with age.
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Ever See A Skink?
There’s a rustling in the leaves—and a blue streak rushes by. Was it a snake? A lizard? Was that intense cobalt color even real?
Yes, it was real. The streak was a lizard called a skink. Now’s the time when young skinks are exploring their habitat, and the intense blue tails of the juveniles are as bright as neon signs.
Why blue? Read on to get the whole story…
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Mysterious Migration Of The Dragonfly
Like many birds and some butterflies, dragonflies migrate. But unlike other migratory creatures, naturalists have been unable to determine where or even why these insects migrate.
Regardless, at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, they’ll get there in a hurry!
To learn more about these common, but still mysterious creatures, read on…..
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The female Pale Snaketail lacks an ovipositor, an organ common to many insects that assists in laying or depositing eggs, so she flies alone over the water, striking the tip of her abdomen through the water surface, each time discharging many eggs.
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The Shortfin Mako Shark is a common offshore shark found off both the Pacific and Atlantic coast of North America.
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How Many Teeth Are In A Shark’s Mouth?
Sharks are in the news again this summer— and we’ve all seen sharks with huge teeth during Discovery Channel’s Shark Week.
But how many teeth do sharks really have? Turns out that sharks and their teeth are well adapted to a shark’s lifestyle of “eating on the run.”
Read on to get the story…..
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