Author: A. Rentner

The fastest animal on earth, one that can achieve speeds of more than 200 miles per hour, lives just up the road this time of year. While found in coastal and northwestern California all year, peregrine falcons (Falco...

In 1927 Charles Lindbergh made history by flying the Spirit of St. Louis monoplane non-stop from Long Island to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles. His accomplishment was on the front page of newspapers around the world. Preceding...

There are about 5,500 species of mammals on the planet. Most live on land, some live underground, some live in trees, some live in oceans but only one mammal can fly – a bat. Worldwide there are 1,400 species of bats. Forty-five...

National wildlife refuges are some of the best places to connect with nature and photography is a great way to do it. Lucky for local shutterbugs, remarkable imaging opportunities are just a short drive away within the San Luis...

In the wild there are two species of mink, European and American, the latter a denizen of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex. A third species, the Sea mink, lived on the northern eastern coast of the United States but...