Gulf Branch Nature Center Videos

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It never gets old hearing the Wood Frogs emerge in spring. Or winter, depending on how you view the seasons. #frog #wood...

There were many Common Grackles and American Robins this morning despite the cold temperatures. The leaf-flipping activ...

Our Tiny Tots program participants had a special surprise this morning when three White-tailed Deer were spotted browsin...

Eavesdropping on our owl as she chatted with some wild friends. (Turn the volume up to hear through all the insect noise...

Our campers found these Beech Blight Aphids last week during our Friday hike to the Potomac. They are also called the Bo...

The Wood Frogs are back! Last night was a perfect night to move, with warm temperatures and a lot of moisture. Today the...

We were excited to see a couple bats flying over the center this afternoon! #bats #nature #naturecenter #arlingtonva

Happy #wildlifewednesday - this Monarch caterpillar was enjoying its milkweed lunch at Gulf Branch. #monarchbutterfly #m...

It turned out a garter snake that was being rehabbed at Long Branch Nature Center gave birth to 26 live young. Staff rel...

We watched a monarch butterfly ovipositing (laying eggs) on Swamp Milkweed and Common Milkweed in our rain garden today....

Rainy day at Gulf Branch. #rainyday #nature #arlingtonva

The rain storm didn’t stop this female periodical Cicada from depositing her eggs. #nature #naturephotography #cicada #c...

Will you forgive me for missing Micro Monday this week if I share some time-lapse video of Periodical Cicadas molting la...

This is a wasp in the genus Trypoxylon. These wasps are active hunters of spiders which they paralyze to feed to their l...

Happy #wildlifewednesday! These are digger bees in the genus Anthophora. They are solitary bees, although they often nes...

Busy mother mason bees (Osmia sp.) at Gulf Branch
Today at the center, busy mama mason bees were filling these empty reeds with their eggs! Each egg has it's own chambe...

Tadpoles swimming in the pond at Gulf Branch
That’s not rain. The ripples you were seeing are a result of tadpole activity. We have Wood Frog tadpoles newly hatched ...

American toads calling at Gulf Branch
Can you hear the American toads calling?? Spring is definitely here! #finallyspring #amphibiansofinstagram #herpsofinsta...