Chances are you probably haven’t given much thought to building a garden for moths. With the majority of moth species performing their duties at night when most humans are sleeping, it’s no surprise that we tend not to think of them as pollinators, hustling to collect nectar and pollen from our gardens under the cover of darkness. We should begin considering moths, though, when landscaping for wildlife.
Read MoreEarlier this month we posted the results of a butterfly census conducted at our Waterloo Mills Preserve in Devon.
Last week, while conducting another less formal count of butterflies at the Preserve, we were able to photograph several species of skippers. From Butterflies...
They have a face only a mother could love…or perhaps a farmer.
A recent study in Science magazine calculated the estimated economic value of bats to Pennsylvania farmers, and the results are astounding. According to the study, bats save Pennsylvania’s farmers...
Last week, we discovered two black vulture nests in the Laurels Preserve.
While turkey vulture nests are numerous in this area, black vulture nests are less common so we were thrilled by this find. This morning, researchers from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary came down...