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It’s a pleasure to see a newly awakened snapping turtle, dirt piled up on his back like the World Turtle of Asian myth, or Turtle Island of the Anishinaabe.

Well, you know what they say about plans. We planned and we prowled but the owls didn't show up today. Despite the markedly owl-less prowling, we had a great time! It was a beautiful, sunny day in Kalamazoo and plenty of other non-owls were active. In typical Kleinstuck Nature Preserve fashion, we were greeted by deer and squirrels in abundance. Black-capped chickadees, tufted titmice, and white-breasted nuthatches sang us along our walk around the pond and inspired conversat

This Valentine's Day we have an Owl Prowl scheduled at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigian so I thought I should hop on here and explain what an Owl Prowl entails and let you all know a little more about our hooty, nocturnal friends. A through-the-binoculars look at a great-horned owl ( Bubo virginianus ) at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in March 2025. We call these kinds of photos 'bino blasts' or 'digi-bins' in the birding community. Winters in northern latitude

Last week we met with our friend Mitch Lettow, Stewardship Director at the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC), to plan our upcoming field season and talk about all things rattlesnake! Yes, rattlesnakes are in Michigan, and they're on our top list of priorities for conservation. Here's a little bit about why, and some filling in on the conservation efforts we're already undertaking. First, a lot of background... Gallup Research, 2001 More than half of all U.S. adults