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WASHBURN: Banded mallard provides rare photo opportunity
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (119+ words) Enjoy more wildlife tales online at Washburn’s Outdoor Journal at iawildlife.org/blog. With summertime among us, it is vital that we keep our skin protected and safe from harmful UV rays. There are a lot of options now on…...
VIDEO: Stan Rick of Clear Lake talks about his wildlife and nature photography
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (206+ words) Globe Gazette Javascript is required to use this website. WATCH NOW: Flooding of Mason City streets July 8, 2026 Donald Trump admits asking Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun red card Lionel Messi is excited for Argentina's World Cup semi-final against 'powerhouse…...
WASHBURN: The bald eagle is the perfect symbol for America
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WASHBURN: For Iowa birders, spring is a time like no other
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) Kids and adults wore animal, fruit and vegetable costumes to participate in the Go Wild parade on Saturday, April 18, at OutdoorFest in Clear Lake, an annual Earth Day event. This year’s spring songbird migration has been one of the most…...
WASHBURN: Right place, right time for ring-necked pheasant's spring ritual
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (192+ words) The ring-necked pheasant is Iowa’s most popular upland gamebird. Everyone loves seeing wild pheasants, and most folks are familiar with the rooster’s spring crowing. For those who aren’t, there will never be a better time to become acquainted the species…...
WASHBURN: Pelicans descend on Ventura Marsh during their annual trek north
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (109+ words) “A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill can hold more than his belican” Enjoy more wildlife tales online at Washburn’s Outdoor Journal at iawildlife.org/blog. Kids and adults wore animal, fruit and vegetable costumes to participate in the…...
Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (117+ words) SAN DIEGO — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. Eelgrass sways in the current in San Diego's Mission Bay, Dec. 2. Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab in…...
WASHBURN: Spring migration turns dangerous during winter storm
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (62+ words) Enjoy more wildlife tales online at Washburn’s Outdoor Journal at iawildlife.org/blog. Here’s breakfast: An American robin chows down on a dried crab apple. A pair of American robins ride out the storm within the protective cover of an…...
King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (317+ words) The study says climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. WASHINGTON — The warming world has disrupted the…...
WASHBURN: Peregrine falcons face new threat in Iowa and the US
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) Enjoy more wildlife tales online at Washburn’s Outdoor Journal at iawildlife.org/blog. Survival tactics are nearly as varied and interesting as the birds themselves. This year, the most notable die offs are occurring across the northern and western portions…...