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I went for a birding walk on the Remington Recreational Trail today in order to study for my orni

We came across this Northern Flicker in the enchanted forest of SLU's campus during my ornitholog

The administrative office of the North Country Library System is on the Black River, and is set o

A photo shared with me by a student on campus of some rabbit kits in their den.
While at the Earth Day 7k this year I took advantage of the bird feeder at the Wachtmeister Field

A pied billed grebe was closer than most of the other birds on this morning, so it became my main
I woke up early and heard the loons calling from Lower Lake at Upper and Lower Lake WMA.

I woke up to see mist rising from the Oswegatchie, so I went out to sit on a milkcrate for an hou

I saw this American Crow while on a walk on the Saddlemire Trail today.

On a walk in the yard between the river and wetlands, this Bullfrog was sitting motionless.

These photos are from Nature Up North's first hike event of 2025, a snowshoe to Rainbow Falls.

These are photos shared with me by a community member, Blair Madore, who was snowshoeing the Kip

I was visiting the dike area at Upper Lower Lake WMA and very little was to be seen, but with the

We had a gorgeous 6" of wet snow last night and the groomed nordic trails on the SLU golf course

While driving around looking for birds with a friend, we got lucky and spotted this Barred Owl pe
With the Upper and Lower Lakes frozen over, the section of Oswegatchie bordering it has become a
A group of common merganser have made this section of the Oswegatchie their temporary home for th