We found four white eggs the size of ping pong balls, in shallow water by our dock. We are in east central Minnesota. What animal would lay such an egg? Cindy
Mysterious Hole in the Ground
I came upon the hole pictured in the photos while hiking on a fire road in Mendocino county, (California) a few days ago. Hole was about 1.5 inches (4 cm) in diameter, and lined with a filmy white material which is pictured peeled away in the second photo. I probed the hole with a stick, and it was deeper than one foot. Any idea what made this? Ben
Minute orange water bugs
In my small backyard pond in southern Ontario, there are bright orange-red water bugs. Some are 1 mm. Eyes are visible but no legs, yet. There are millions of these free swimmers/floaters. Will I and my neighbors be inundated with biting insects or are they beneficial? Judy
Saving tadpoles
There’s a little body of water near my building in New York where, a couple months ago, my kids an I found a few hundred tadpoles. The water was bright blue and beautiful and the tadpoles, big, and always swimming around full of life. Over time, the water has gone more gray, and the tadpoles move around a lot less, some don’t seem move at all. Are they hurt? Can I help them? Jenna
Northern cardinal feeding another bird
I have observed a male cardinal on our bird feeder, feeding a young bird that is not a cardinal. Similar size but not the correct coloring or shape of other young cardinals I have seen being fed by parents. Any explanation or similar sightings? I wasn’t able to get a picture. Thanks. Teresa