Tag: Swamp

Water levels are low at Nyleta Wetlands/Hasties Swamp. They expose a muddy shore that encourages wading birds to stop by. Stilts and dotterels share the expanding edge with occasional Marsh and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers. Dense thickets of Slender Waterpepper (Persicaria decipiens, Polygonaceae) hav...

By1870 there were 15 million beef cattle in the United States. Between 1886 and 1888- years now known by Historians as the “Beef Bonanza”- four million longhorns were driven north to meet the railroad. Heritage British breeds from the Northeast began to be shipped west to improve the ran...

Deers, we all can agree, are among the cutest wildlife species. They are mild and are present on almost all continents of the planet. But have you ever heard of a swamp deer? What makes them so unique that I am dedicating this article to them? Let’s find out about this quiet and elegant deer s...

By1870 there were 15 million beef cattle in the United States. Between 1886 and 1888- years now known by Historians as the “Beef Bonanza”- four million longhorns were driven north to meet the railroad. Heritage British breeds from the Northeast began to be shipped west to improve the ran...