Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Baltimore Oriole is an uncommon breeding bird with striking plumage
The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is a summer resident most common in north central Kentucky and some counties along the…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher is a small, colorful songbird found across Kentucky
The Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerula) is a small, colorful songbird found across Kentucky. A member of Family Polioptilidae, the Blue-Gray…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Great Crested Flycatcher found from Bluegrass region west to river counties
The Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is an insect-eating bird most likely to be encountered in Kentucky from the Bluegrass…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s archery season for white-tailed deer opens Sept. 7, runs 136 Days
The most anticipated day of the year for bow hunters is just two weeks away. Kentucky’s 136-day archery deer season…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The eastern garter snake is a common visitor in all areas of KY, from rural to urban
The eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) is common across Kentucky, and found in a wide variety of habitats in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Central KY’s Taylorsville Lake offers anglers a top destination for trophy blue catfish
Catfish are a popular fish species during the summer months. Central Kentucky anglers who want to catch a trophy-sized Blue…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Frankfort’s Cove Spring Park is the capital city’s often overlooked outdoor oasis
There’s a lot to do and see in Kentucky’s capital city: museums, historic buildings and bourbon distilleries. One overlooked attraction…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The buckeye is a fascinating tree species whose name is synonymous with luck
Buckeyes are immortalized in folklore and sports tradition as a good luck charm. In past generations, fathers and grandfathers carried…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Scarlet Tanager is a summer breeding bird with distinctive plumage
The Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a summer resident, observed throughout the state. According to the Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The summer tanager is a secretive songbird that dwells in the treetops
The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a secretive songbird of the treetops. It was first described in the scientific literature…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Non-native bass, invasive carp have significant impact on Kentucky waters
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on fish that have been introduced into Kentucky waters….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Introduced fish species have had both positive and negative effects in Kentucky
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series on fish that have been introduced into Kentucky waters….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Madison County’s Lake Wilgreen offers fishing for bass, crappie, blue gill
Editor’s Note: This is the eighteenth article in an occasional series on small lakes in central and eastern Kentucky. Lake…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A preview of Kentucky’s 2024 spring wild turkey season beginning April 13
Kentucky’s 2024 spring turkey season opens in two weeks. Opening day varies from year to year because Kentucky’s 23-day spring…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Red-winged Blackbird is a native species rarely observed up-close
The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a native species found year-round in Kentucky. But, their occurrence is somewhat irregular since…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Late winter, early spring offers some of KY’s best largemouth bass fishing
March is the beginning of some of the best fishing of the year for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). When water…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A winter migrant, the white-crowned sparrow flashes distinctive plumage
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series on backyard birds. In the scramble for seed at the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Shopping tips for the young outdoor enthusiast on your holiday shopping list
Black Friday is the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season. Is there a boy or girl on your holiday…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Water conditions improving in Western Kentucky for start of waterfowl season
Unseasonably dry conditions in the western third of Kentucky during the late summer and early fall caused many small river…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: As hot weather sets in, some of Ky’s best black bass fishing happens after sunset
When hot weather and bright sun settle in for the summer, some of the best fishing for black bass in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Finding shed deer antlers a late winter treasure hunt for avid deer hunters
It’s a good time to look for shed deer antlers in the woods and fields of Kentucky. “Shed hunting” is…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: News and observations for the new year for state’s anxious hunters and anglers
January is a pivotal month on the outdoors calendar, a time when anglers and hunters look back with fond remembrances…