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Take the Spider Web Challenge
I wasn’t kidding when I filmed this spider episode. Go out there, find a spider web and see if you can find out which silk fibers are sticky and which are not. (Adults, I’m talking to you too. Why should more »
Posted in Animals, Fall, News, Photos, Spiders and Insects, Spring, Summer
Tagged Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute, orb webs, spider silk, spider webs, spiders
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9/11 Tribute in Light Attracts Many Eyes…and Birds
The “stars” in this photo are actually migrating birds circling around the 9/11 Tribute in Light memorial. The lights appear to draw the birds off their course, but thankfully the Municipal Art Society, which produces the memorial, is cooperating with more »
Posted in Animal Behavior, Animals, Articles, Birds, Fall, Nature by the Seasons, News, People and Nature, Spring, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged 9/11, bird migration, birds and lights, birds flying into windows, light pollution, Lights Out New York, Lights Out NY, migrating birds, Municipal Art Society, NYC Audubon, September 11th, Tribute in Light
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Living Fossils Go to Town on NYC Beaches
New Yorkers, if you go to the beach tonight, you might witness some hanky-panky involving a lot of grabbing and intertwined…carapaces? Of course you know I mean spawning horseshoe crabs. Every May and June, during high tide around the new more »
Posted in Animal Behavior, Animals, Articles, Birds, Mating and Courtship, News, Spiders and Insects, Spring, Story Bites
Tagged horseshoe crab spawning, red knot, red knot migration
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Nature Minute video: The Sordid Lives of the White-throated Sparrow
Biologist Kelly Rypkema introduces us to a secret benefit to birdwatching – dating advice. Trouble viewing? Watch on YouTube instead.
Posted in Animal Behavior, Birds, Habitats of City Wildlife, Mating and Courtship, Spring, Videos
Tagged Bird behavior, Bird courtship, Bird facts, bird song, Bird sounds, birding, birds, Birds in the park, Birds mate, birdwatching, City birds, Color morph, Nature and wildlife, Nature in a New York Minute, nature in the city, nature minute, sparrow, Sparrow bird, White-throated sparrow
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Whazzat Bird?
While photographing the first flush of spring, I was surprised to find this bird in my viewfinder. I think of them more as a woodland bird, but here he was smushed in the confines of my tiny city park. Maybe more »
Posted in Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds, Habitats of City Wildlife, Mating and Courtship, Nature by the Seasons, News, Photos, Spring
Tagged bird identification, bird song, birds, kelly rypkema, nature in the city, nature minute
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Confessions of a First-time Amphibian Wrangler
I remember the first time I saw a tadpole in mid-metamorphosis. It still had that small fishy mouth, and swimming tail…and then these strange little legs sticking out. I had studied all that in books, but to see it happening more »
Posted in Animal Behavior, Animals, Articles, Mating and Courtship, Nature by the Seasons, News, People and Nature, Reptiles and Amphibians, Spring, Wildlife Conservation
Tagged amphibians, Jefferson Salamander, kelly rypkema, spotted salamander, what is amphibian, wildlife conservation, wildlife of new jersey, Wood Frog
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Wood Frog Love
Wood frogs partially freeze to survive the winter. And yes…those two wood frogs are doing what you think they’re doing. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Spring amphibian migration is only a couple weeks away, when certain toads, salamanders, and frogs, like more »
Posted in Animal Behavior, Animals, Mating and Courtship, News, Photos, Reptiles and Amphibians, Spring, Winter
Tagged amphibians, migration, Wood Frog
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Amphibian Crossing
Every spring, thousands of amphibians emerge all at once to begin an important but rarely seen migration. But some of these frogs, toads, and salamanders face man-made obstacles in their path which threaten their survival. Host Kelly Rypkema joins a more »
Nature Minute on the Radio
“Rounder” Dave Schwartz of WPKN radio interviews Kelly Rypkema, host of Nature in a New York Minute, about a rarely seen phenomenon happening right now in the Northeast. Hint: It involves rain, roads, and slippery animals. Listen to the full interview, more »
A Nature Minute Sneak Preview
Here’s a special advance look at our upcoming season premiere! Kelly takes to the road to join some dedicated humans in their efforts to save a rarely seen animal. Trouble viewing? Watch on YouTube instead!
Posted in Mating and Courtship, People and Nature, Reptiles and Amphibians, Spring, Videos, Wildlife Conservation
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