The Question: I saw a songbird on my fencing out in a field that sang and sang. It was a little smaller than a robin. The body was black with a yellow/tan cap. Then there was a white vertical stripe down the back and a white...
Read MoreThe Question: Every day I pass by a lake and I have noticed a pair of Canada geese with their goslings. Today, however, I have already passed three times, and on all three occasions, I saw the goslings, but no sign of the goose...
Read MoreThe Question: I live by Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. Early spring, we hear hundreds if not thousands of frogs, all day and all night. Then….nothing, not one froggy peep. What happened? Did they leave? Or do they only do...
Read MoreIn recent months, I’ve answered questions on everything from trees that smell like vinegar to seals that swim upside down. What I haven’t done is keep up with sending out emails to AskaNaturalist.com subscribers....
Read MoreThe Question: What are these worms doing? Submitted by: Rick, New York, USA The Short Answer: These are earthworms mating, and I can tell you that they are the common earthworms called nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris), the...
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