Fish
Honestly, I don’t know much about fish. They aren’t as visible as birds and plants and you actually have to be around water to see them. I would like to learn more about them–maybe I should take up fishing!
From winterkill in ponds to pet goldfish in bowls, fish tend to float at the surface after they have died. Why? Most fish species have…
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Driving along the West Side Road in late March, the ponds at Ball Creek Preserve were all frozen except for a small opening. I did…
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Lizards are one of the more well-known animals to regrow their tail after shedding it to evade predators. Last week, I wrote about autotomy (the…
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Winter brings hardships for many animals–lack of food, deep snow and cold temperatures. For fish sealed from the winter landscape by a ceiling of ice,…
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I catch a slight movement out of the corner of my eye and stop to scan the brushy slope. After a few seconds I spy…
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