The Museum of Life and Science

Shot by Ranger Robert a few days back, the red-shouldered hawk in the photo below, along with its mate, have been hunting with a purpose in recent days. That means one thing, there are nestlings back at the nest who need to be fed.
That’s a sizable frog the hawk is sampling, no doubt a bullfrog. Red-shouldered hawks measure about 1.5’ – 2’ from head to tail tip. The frog appears nearly as long....

Museum hosts the 2020 photo competition winners
See life from a whole new perspective in this worldwide photo microscopy show! Since 2014, the Museum has exhibited the 20 winning photos from Nikon’s Small World competition. This year’s winners showcase the beauty and complexity of life as seen through...

If you like reptiles and amphibians, this is your season. While both brown snakes and gray treefrogs can be seen and heard throughout much of the year (brown snakes can turn up on our paths at the museum in every month of the year), this is the season...

While walking past the entrance to the service area to the Red Wolf enclosure I noticed movement in the tall grass on the edge of the driveway, a fledgling bird. A watchful nearby adult bird confirmed it was a brown thrasher fledgling. The adult herded...