Tag: Wild Thing
Guest post by Bryan MacKay With a cautious nod to what seems to be (let's hope) the arrival of Spring in Maryland, we offer the following April excerpt from Bryan MacKay's A Year across Maryland, his week-by-week guide to enjoying the natural world in JHUP's home state. Rockfish (Striped Bass) Fishing Season Opens Rockfish, that…
Guest post by Bryan MacKay With a cautious nod to what seems to be (let's hope) the arrival of Spring in Maryland, we offer the following April excerpt from Bryan MacKay's A Year across Maryland, his week-by-week guide to enjoying the natural world in JHUP's home state. Rockfish (Striped Bass) Fishing Season Opens Rockfish, that…
by Amy S. Mercer Marketing and Communications Manager, Gibbes Museum of Art Thank you to the Gibbes Museum of Art for allowing us to re-publish this recent post. Please note information at the close of this article about Val Kells' upcoming talk. Marine Science Illustrator Val Kells is an ‘obsessive compulsive’ fisherman. A photo of Kells on…
by Amy S. Mercer Marketing and Communications Manager, Gibbes Museum of Art Thank you to the Gibbes Museum of Art for allowing us to re-publish this recent post. Please note information at the close of this article about Val Kells' upcoming talk. Marine Science Illustrator Val Kells is an ‘obsessive compulsive’ fisherman. A photo of Kells on…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest Post by Gene Helfman One of the true and ongoing pleasures of writing a popular, science-based book about sharks is that it’s a great conversation starter.…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest Post by Gene Helfman One of the true and ongoing pleasures of writing a popular, science-based book about sharks is that it’s a great conversation starter.…
Guest post by Howard Youth April is a month when there’s no denying winter's retreat. Even if the thermometer dips below freezing, it rarely stays there for long. Days stretch longer, too. For local plants and animals and the wildlife enthusiasts who observe them, it's a very busy time. Washington, D.C. is a capital city…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gerald L. Kooyman According to Dee Boersma and Ginger Rebstock’s recent article in the open access online journal PLOS-one, the population of the world’s largest…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by Russell F. Reidinger, Jr. Raccoons work hard to get into attics, sometimes destroying siding or roofing materials along the way. Once inside, raccoons may…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gerald L. Kooyman My association with penguins began with a singular encounter of three emperor penguins in the early austral spring of 1961. It…