northeast naturalist

Blister Beetle, a.k.a. "oil beetle," Meloe sp., on moss Blister Beetle -- © Dave Spier Here’s an insect worth knowing if ...

American Woodcock at Assateague National Seashore - © Dave Spier American Woodcock -- © Dave Spier I am alive and well, but again ...

 Pair of Mourning Doves on the snow at the Montezuma Audubon Center I call them "bobble-head...

One of the Eastern Gray Squirrels visiting the feeders at Beaver Lake Nature Center  -- © Dave Spier Beaver Lake -- © Dave Spier ...

I'd say this is an adult tan-morph White-throat based on The Sibley Guide to Birds , page 494. White-throated Sparrows begin retu...

Adult Great Black-backed Gull (December) -- © Dave Spier The Largest Gull © Dave Spier The world’s largest gull, the Great Black-...

Railroad bridge 234’ above the river at Upper Falls -- © Donna Mason-Spier Train on railroad bridge 234’ above the river at Upper Fal...