Full grown larvae are approximately 1.6 inches in length (Minno et al. 2005) The head is brown and fringed with short spines and has a cleft on top. The body […]
Audubon North Carolina has launched a campaign to install thousands of nest boxes across the state in order to encourage the brown-headed nuthatch to nest. The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society […]
Holly and Ivy have been used in Christmas decorations in churches since the 1400’s. Holly was called “Christ’s thorns” because of the sharp edges, and the red berries represented the […]
He’s not Rudolph, though he is a distant cousin. He’s made several guest appearances on our ridge. North Carolina Wildlife Biologist Justin McVey has identified our almost half-ton visitor as […]
Like the potato, tomato, corn, and tobacco, the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a North American gift to the world. According to Lovett Williams, in 1492 the population of […]
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we should at least have a plan in place, because Old Man Winter will have a heavy foot this year. Once he starts tromping […]
For over 50 years, the Highlands Biological Foundation has provided grants in support of scientific research, bringing graduate students and research scientists to Highlands from all over the country and […]
(Lophodytes cucullatus) This distinctive winter resident can be found on wooded ponds where it feeds on fish, crustaceans and insects. The hammerhead crest is mostly white in males and brown […]
The bog turtle, North America’s smallest turtle, lives right here, free as he should be, in the Western North Carolina mountains. Gabrielle Graeter, wildlife biologist and herpetologist for the North […]
