Author: A. Rentner

Anyone who has spent time outdoors has heard the rapid-fire tapping of woodpeckers, especially in the spring as the birds excavate new nesting sites in local trees. The Downy (Dryobates pubescens) and Nuttall’s (Dryobates...

All the geese traveling south along the Pacific flyway to the Central Valley belong to the same family of birds, Anatidae, and one would think Mother Nature would have some sort of family plan for Her migrating, feathered...

The breeding season, or rut, for the tule elk of the San Luis NWR has come to an end, but the rut for the refuge’s black-tailed deer is just getting started and typically lasts through November. During the season, deer are more...

Roses, bougainvillea, black-eyed Susans or any of dozens of plants that sport bright colors in the summer attract a particular genus of bee which one could swear wields a hole punch as it races from plant to plant. Any of 77...

Any who have never visited the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge to see the tule elk should come soon as this is one of the more important times on the tule calendar – breeding season also known as the rut. The word rut stems...