by WoodGuide | Apr 19, 2024 | Exploring Nature, Fisher, Minnesota, Wildlife
Finding a Fisher - Written by Ben Wymer On a wet blustery day, I set out to find our last remaining collared male fisher, also known as F1795. Stepping out of the truck, I turned on the receiver and raised the antenna toward the forested hillsides. Amidst the droning...
by WoodGuide | Apr 7, 2024 | Exploring Nature, Minnesota, Owl, Photography, Wildlife
Great Gray Owl - Written by Ben Wymer It was the timid and fleeting calls of the Canada jay that drew me to this site. Hidden high and out of view amongst the balsam fir, tamarack, and black spruce bows, I could neither see the jay nor the target of its calls as I...
by WoodGuide | Dec 9, 2023 | Exploring Nature, Photography, Washington, Wildlife
Olympic Marten Project - Written by Ben Wymer So you want to be a field tech in the Olympics? Can you carry a 50+ pound pack all summer? How do you feel about climbing trees? How do you handle the stress and exhaustion of being in the field for over a week at a time?...
by WoodGuide | Aug 23, 2023 | Exploring Nature, Goshawk, New Hampshire, Photography, Wildlife
Ghost of the Forest - Written by Ben Wymer After four months of checking this site, finally, I caught a glimpse of the young one. As I peered upward through my viewfinder in awe, I heard the faint rustle of a branch, as though it had been weighted down. A second...
by WoodGuide | Oct 30, 2022 | Exploring Nature, Photography, Pika, Washington, Wildlife
Silhouette on the Ridgeline As I stepped into the Dawn’s shadows, cool, moist air invited me up the mountain trail. Feet crunching through the late season snow, my path was shrouded in a blanket of fog. I wound my way through the matrix of firs and snow fields....
by WoodGuide | Sep 24, 2022 | Exploring Nature, Photography, Washington, Wildlife
Why do dippers dive, dip, and dabble? You’re walking along a mountain stream, or maybe along a river surrounded by forest giants, when suddenly, a movement in the stream catches your eye. Out of curiosity, you slowly make your way to the water’s edge....