Dennis Prichard Archives

The RoVing Naturalist: Climate change and succession

RV Staff - August 7, 2019

By Dennis Prichard I attended a meeting of forest ecologists some 20 years ago wherein the scientists presented speeches on what might happen in the...

The RoVing Naturalist: Snakes – What are they good for?

RV Staff - July 24, 2019

By Dennis Prichard I hear this all the time: “What good are ____?” Snakes, in this example. My reply is that you are asking the...

Snakes can be our “friends”

RV Staff - July 11, 2019

The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard SNAKES! Our worst fear? Not necessarily. Snakes rank right up there at the top of the list for people’s biggest fear...

All about banding hummingbirds – Fascinating!

RV Staff - June 27, 2019

The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard No doubt you have heard of bird banding – that activity biologists do to determine where birds go, how fast...

The RoVing Naturalist: The life and death of a sentinel

RV Staff - June 13, 2019

By Dennis Prichard The chainsaw smoked, sputtered and jerked to a halt. The fallen log reclining across the nature trail might have been dead but...

The RoVing Naturalist: Nest competitors: Two species of birds

RV Staff - May 30, 2019

By Dennis Prichard I hadn't been on the trail ten minutes when a bird shot past my face in a blur. In an instant my...

Cedars or junipers? What’s in a name?

RV Staff - May 15, 2019

The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard How some plants get their common names, I’ll never know. For example, all the days I was growing up in...

How to pick out binoculars and correctly use them – Did you know this?

RV Staff - May 2, 2019

The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard Sometimes we need a little help when we venture out into the natural world. No, I’m not talking about holding...

The RoVing Naturalist – It’s a Bluebird Day!

RV Staff - April 18, 2019

By Dennis Prichard Spring brings some really wonderful days of warm weather with clear blue skies, fresh green growth, renewed activity in all of nature...

The RoVing Naturalist – Too habituated: The squirrel and the brand-new Lincoln

RV Staff - April 4, 2019

By Dennis Prichard The story that follows was told to me by a very honest volunteer at a wildlife area. I believe every word to...

The RoVing Naturalist – Oh rats! … and the future of humanity

RV Staff - March 22, 2019

By Dennis Prichard Recently my wife and I were on our way to Texas to volunteer at a national wildlife refuge. We stopped for the...

The RoVing Naturalist: Uncommon crows

RV Staff - February 13, 2019

By Dennis Prichard Ever since I was a youngster I have been fascinated by crows. Something about their behavior has struck a curiosity in me...

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