A reader sent in the picture up above with the following note, "I saw this truck in Bond Park this morning and wondered what he was doing. The side of the truck said Beaver Control."…
These amazing birds are called Cedar Waxwings. The reason they are so funny is they fly around, crashing into each other. They stumble. They fall out of trees. They fly into trees.…
Last year at about this time, editor Matt Young did a story about Eagle Cam, a citizen science project at Jordan Lake. The big birds are back, and you can watch online again this year as they sit in the nest and prepare to hatch their young.…
There's still plenty of time to pick up an assortment of Molly's turtle soaps for your nature-loving kids (and grown-ups). All proceeds support native NC turtles and their habitat. Available at Hemlock Bluffs.…
A short drive from Cary is the lovely town of Pittsboro, home to many artists, family farms, fabulous restaurants and personable shops. It's also home to many tigers, lions and other wild big cats.…
It is easy to mistake Heater Park as an undeveloped lot of land in a quiet, downtown neighborhood. The long tract of lush landscape consumes but a mere 1.5 acres, yet has much to offer for town citizens.…
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Hal Goodtree. Cary, NC – I moved to Cary thirteen years ago from a fairly urban area, 15 miles outside of Manhattan. We didn’t see many birds there beside the common robin, sparrow or occasional bluejay. I did a double take when I saw…
Story by Hal Goodtree. Photo by Permuted. Cary, NC – Earlier this week, two users of Stone Creek Greenway in Cary reported that they were attacked by a fox. The separate instances caused Cary Animal Control to close Stone Creek Greenway for the time being.…
Running across the street was a red fox. A big one. I swear. I took Biology in college.…
Black bears have been reported as being sighted in Raleigh and Garner and now in Cary. It is unknown whether or not this is the same bear wandering the Triangle.…
