By Gabriella Cilento, Development Assistant Hummingbird clearwing moths in action. At first glance, you might have thought you just saw a hummingbird flittering amongst the flowers. Darting through the air, hovering in place, sipping nectar, all the classic hallmarks of hummingbird. However, with the vast mimicry in nature, looks (and names) can be deceiving. This video is a perfect example of that mimicry. It's not a hummingbird or a bumblebee, but a hummingbird clearwing mo

As September 2025 approached, I began to feel the anticipation of what was to come. This year, I would net and tag monarch butterflies for Monarch Watch, an organization whose mission is to better understand how to sustain the monarch migration. My goal seemed straightforward: I would capture, tag, and release twenty-five monarch butterflies on their way to Mexico.

This is the Isabella tiger moth caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella), more commonly known as the woolly bear!

We view wildlife crossings as a vital component of our ongoing work building the WNY Wildway, our ambitious, long-term plan to protect, conn

By Donna Barski Early last spring, I gently lifted a small frog that was trapped in a mat of thick icy-slush covering my pond. I suspect this frog unwittingly leaped into the pond during the previous night and began to slosh through the cold mush until his leg muscles stopped moving. There it remained, in the numbing cold, until I came along. I’m not sure why I felt I needed to “rescue” this seemingly helpless amphibian. After all, he was a wood frog. Becoming a living

By Lauren Nikiel The creature scurries from tree to tree, along the height of the fence, and up to the long stretch of branches that he has set his eyes upon. He wears predominantly gray fur with a touch of brown. Behind him trails a bushy tail as long as his body. Today, we are learning about the Eastern Gray Squirrel! This furry friend is native to North America and is just one of over 200 squirrel species around the world. This creature lives in the trees, and frolics in p