Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps
MWC Eco-brief: Pied Billed Grebe
Pied-billed grebes are charismatic wetland birds that dive underwater to catch food, such as crayfish, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic invertebrates. Their nesting habit is especially interesting. In the Midwest,...
MWC Eco-brief: Pied Billed Grebe
Pied-billed grebes are charismatic wetland birds that dive underwater to catch food, such as crayfish, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic invertebrates. Their nesting habit is especially interesting. In the Midwest,...
MWC Eco-briefs: Hummingbird Paradise!
Ruby-throated hummingbirds frolicking in a bed of native cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) in the Horseshoe Bend Unit of the USFWS Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Louisa County, Iowa, USA....
MWC Eco-briefs: Hummingbird Paradise!
Ruby-throated hummingbirds frolicking in a bed of native cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) in the Horseshoe Bend Unit of the USFWS Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Louisa County, Iowa, USA....
MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant ...
This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of native plant species that tolerate grazing...
MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant ...
This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of native plant species that tolerate grazing...
MWC Eco-brief: Salamanders and seasonal pools
Blue-spotted salamanders depend on temporary pools of water that fill with snowmelt and rain in early spring. This is where the salamander lays eggs that hatch into gilled larvae with...
MWC Eco-brief: Salamanders and seasonal pools
Blue-spotted salamanders depend on temporary pools of water that fill with snowmelt and rain in early spring. This is where the salamander lays eggs that hatch into gilled larvae with...
MWC Eco-brief: Magnificent Mimicry
Yikes, a venomous coral snake! Or is it? The non-venomous eastern milksnake is an eastern coral snake mimic; both species exhibit concentric bands of red, yellow, and black. The color...
MWC Eco-brief: Magnificent Mimicry
Yikes, a venomous coral snake! Or is it? The non-venomous eastern milksnake is an eastern coral snake mimic; both species exhibit concentric bands of red, yellow, and black. The color...
