Seeing Red

One of my favorite magazines arrived in the mail this past week. On its cover is a scarlet tanager. I've spotted this beautiful bird in the trees outside my kitchen window on occasion. Their color is so vibrant that they are hard to miss.

The best time to see the tanager here in Wisconsin is during the fall. That is when they begin their migration to Panama. The birds forage below the canopies of wooded areas that they use as stopping places. They sometimes migrate as far south as Bolivia, South America.

Every issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources has wonderful articles about a variety of things. Here are a few headlines from the August issue.

"Beware beetle juice"

"Tree stand tumbles"

"Frog warts, lizard gizzards or eye-of-newt"

"Hidden in plain sight"

"A walk in the park "

If any of these pique your curiosity, get information on this colorful and interesting magazine at  www.dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/.