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By wonderfulwv 02/23/202102/23/2021 Preservation/Wildlife/WVDNR

A Ruffed Way to Go

Land management is essential to bringing back ruffed grouse.

By wonderfulwv 02/02/202102/02/2021 December 2017/Wildlife

Snow Birds

When deep winter sets in, it’s prime time for birdwatching. Temperatures are dipping below zero. A blanket of snow and ice is edging down the hillsides and gathering in the hollows. The world is still, a portrait in blacks and grays, whites and browns. It’s deep winter in West Virginia,

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By wonderfulwv 02/25/2020 February 2017/Wildlife

February 2017 Photo Gallery

Photographed by Joey Herron Check out more at flickr.com/photos/wvbirdman

By wonderfulwv 02/18/2020 February 2016/History/Hunting/Preservation/Wildlife

A Boy and His Bird

The ancient art of falconry lives on with a West Virginia teenager. For more than a millennium, people in Japan and China have used aquatic birds called cormorants to help them catch fish. A fisherman ties a hemp snare around a trained bird’s throat so that, when the animal dives

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A greater fritillary stopped by the verbena in Jane Gamble’s Shepherdstown garden, proving you don’t have to travel far to find some of West Virginia’s

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With its pale green wings and unmistakable shape, the luna moth knows how to make an entrance—and Sarah Vosberg knew exactly when to grab the

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The view from the top of the Mountain State ⛰️💙 At 4,863 feet, Spruce Knob gives you a whole new perspective on Almost Heaven—and Stephanie

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Small, spotted, and impossible to overlook. ❤️🦎 This northern red salamander brings a serious pop of color to our reader-submitted wildlife gallery—and shows just how

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Barn swallows are quick on the wing, which makes capturing one at just the right moment even more impressive. Another wonderful glimpse of West Virginia

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