Bryan Harding

Although it is easy to focus on rare birds of the world, the birds that frequent our backyards here in North America are just as …

Both the National Audubon Society, named after naturalist and ornithologist John James Audubon, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, agree that North America is home …

Mammals need more energy in winter than in other seasons to keep warm. Food is less plentiful, and there are fewer daylight hours for hunting. …

Walking through the woods the other day, I was surprised at how many trees had holes. Some of them had birds flitting in and out …

Frogs can be found throughout the United States and Canada. They live in many habitats, although their usual habitat is near water among damp vegetation …

After writing the article on toads in summer recently, I thought I had better find out what happens to them in the other seasons. I …

Stoats and weasels are closely related, especially in terms of appearance. This is the reason why most people usually confuse them with each other.  I …

Three out of the world’s eight bear species live in North America. These species are black bears, brown grizzly bears, and polar bears. In all three there …

Something had been howling near my house recently, and I wasn’t sure if it was a wolf or a coyote.  I looked for a sign …

I walked out of my house the other day and saw an Opossum sticking his head out of the trash can.  I was unsure if …

It is not hard to differentiate between an insect and a mammal. I wanted to find out the main differences between them. Insects are invertebrates …

Though opossums can live up to four years in captivity, in the wild, they usually only live a year or less. I’ll explore biological factors …