|
April, 2015
Vol 16, No. 9
Today Is Earth Day
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, the day’s observance has grown to include events ranging from rallies to clean-up projects to nature walks.
Don’t miss what’s going on in your town— do a quick Google search or visit the Earth Day Network.
Find Your Flock With eNature’s Migration Tracker
Use our Migration Tracker to follow our spring birds week by week as they head north to their summer breeding grounds
Click here to learn more about their amazing journey and get the whereabouts of your favorite species.
Follow eNature on Twitter
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.
|
The Black Bear's young are known as cubs. But what sort of creature is a blinker?
|
Animal Baby Names Can Be Head-Scratchers
Spring is finally here and so are lots of baby animals.
Colts, calves and eaglets are familiar names, but what about jakes, blinkers and Monkey Slugs?
The various and oftentimes bizarre names used to describe animal offspring can stump even the most informed wildlife lover.
Read on to learn some new ones…
|
|
|
Sponsored Advertisement
|
Many insect eating birds, such as the Eastern Bluebird are well habituated to humans, who encourage them to roost around open fields and other insect-rich environments.
|
Ten Birds That Control Garden Pests And The Plants That Attract Them
Spring is here, with summer and its insects soon follow. Our recent mild winter has experts predicting a bumper crop of insects this summer.
Why not put nature to work combating them? Attracting insect-eating birds is a great way to keep insect pests at bay. And now’s the time be sure you have the right plants in your yard or garden to to attract those birds.
Depending on where you live, the following ten bird species can be valuable allies in your efforts to sustain a vibrant garden.
Read on to meet all ten….
|
Who’s Living In Your Garden? Our Zip Guides Can Tell You
Our own backyards are full of exotic creatures with stories just as fascinating as that of any Endangered Species. eNature’s ZipGuides are comprehensive local field guides to the animals and plants of your own backyard—or any other place you might visit.
So take some time now to get to know the birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies and other living things that share your environment.
You can also use ZipGuides to find the Threatened or Endangered Species in your area, learn to identify local mammals by their tracks, and lots more.
Click here to get started….
|
Hares and rabbits, such as this Eastern Cottontail, are common visitors to our yards and gardens. Find out who's visiting your yard by using a ZipGuide to make your own local field guide.
|
Many migrants such as the male American Goldfinch arrive at the height of mating season, displaying their bright mating plumages.
|
Follow The Flock With eNature’s Spring Migration Tracker
We often take the remarkable annual ritual of bird migration for granted. But there’s an incredible story in their long, often hazardous journeys.
Use our Migration Tracker to follow your favorite migratory birds week by week as they journey north to their summer breeding grounds. .
Click here to learn more about this amazing journey and determine the whereabouts of your favorite species.
eNature.com has extensive birding resources for novices and experts alike.
|
|
