Shout out to all the mothers out there, both human and wildlife! This includes our local Western skink mothers. These females are highly protective of their nests and eggs until they hatch. The females will periodically leave their nest to bask in the sun so they can go back and heat up their eggs. They have also been seen fixing their nests and rotating their eggs for optimal development. They usually lay between 2-6 eggs, and it takes about one month for them to hatch. That

Today is all about being close to family. One family in nature that is definitely celebrating this holiday is Canada Geese. Canada geese have a family that is quite close and protective. Firstly, male and female geese will often mate for life, with only few records of "divorce". These parents are also quite protective of their young. Males will hang around the nest if they sense a threat and they will watch the nest if the female needs to leaves the eggs for a while. And whe

Today, love is in the air and in places you might not expect, like a termite colony. Termites have quite a complex colony dynamic, but in most cases, the ones who sit at the top are a king and a queen pair. These primary heads are a monogamous pair of termites that mate for life, which can be for more than 10 years if conditions are right. When certain termites reach sexual maturity, a male and female will create a tandem pair and will leave together on a mating flight to sta

Christmas is on its way, so some of you might be looking for Christmas trees out in the bush or out at a farm. This means you might come...

We're well into #spookyseason and October is #BatAppreciationMonth so what better time to talk about bats! Townsend's Big-eared bats have...