Kyle Neuendorf
@prairiewalker.bsky.social
He/ Him
🌪️ISU BS Animal Ecology 🦇
Environmental Educator
🦬Wildlife Warrior🦏
🐝Conservationist🦒
🌪️ISU BS Animal Ecology 🦇
Environmental Educator
🦬Wildlife Warrior🦏
🐝Conservationist🦒
Went on a Mushroom Foray! Was a lot of fun! Found golden oysters, deadman’s fingers, and scarlet elf cup. Also found a millipede!
#shrooms #mushrooms #mycountparks #rivervalley #iowa
#shrooms #mushrooms #mycountparks #rivervalley #iowa
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Went on a Mushroom Foray! Was a lot of fun! Found golden oysters, deadman’s fingers, and scarlet elf cup. Also found a millipede!
#shrooms #mushrooms #mycountparks #rivervalley #iowa
#shrooms #mushrooms #mycountparks #rivervalley #iowa
Day 1 of our study at the park and it didn’t disappoint! We found blooming hoary puccoon!
#iowa #prairie #nativeplants #spring
#iowa #prairie #nativeplants #spring
May 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Day 1 of our study at the park and it didn’t disappoint! We found blooming hoary puccoon!
#iowa #prairie #nativeplants #spring
#iowa #prairie #nativeplants #spring
Frogs, morels, and prairie violets! It must be spring awakening!
#frog #herpetology #mushrooms #morels #fungi #prairie #iowa
#frog #herpetology #mushrooms #morels #fungi #prairie #iowa
April 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Frogs, morels, and prairie violets! It must be spring awakening!
#frog #herpetology #mushrooms #morels #fungi #prairie #iowa
#frog #herpetology #mushrooms #morels #fungi #prairie #iowa
March 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It’s amazing to see the colors on a Pheasant! Even though they are a non-native to the states they’re an important species of bringing in habitat dollars with the hunting industry.
#pheasants #pheasanthunting #hunting #ditchchicken #gamebird #habitat #iowa
#pheasants #pheasanthunting #hunting #ditchchicken #gamebird #habitat #iowa
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It’s amazing to see the colors on a Pheasant! Even though they are a non-native to the states they’re an important species of bringing in habitat dollars with the hunting industry.
#pheasants #pheasanthunting #hunting #ditchchicken #gamebird #habitat #iowa
#pheasants #pheasanthunting #hunting #ditchchicken #gamebird #habitat #iowa
This Saturday is the big day in Ames, IA for all prairie lovers! @iowaprairienetwork.bsky.social will be putting on their annual winter seminar on February 15th at the Ames High School from 8:30 AM-5:15 PM. To register go to iowaprairienetwork.org .
#prairie
#prairie
February 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This Saturday is the big day in Ames, IA for all prairie lovers! @iowaprairienetwork.bsky.social will be putting on their annual winter seminar on February 15th at the Ames High School from 8:30 AM-5:15 PM. To register go to iowaprairienetwork.org .
#prairie
#prairie
Did you know that milkweed saved American Troops during WWII? The government ask kids to go collect the pods that would then be put into the life preservers of soldiers. A kid would get 15-20 cents a bag. It took two 20 lb bags of pods to fill 1 preserver. 2 million lbs= 100,000 preservers! #prairie
February 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Did you know that milkweed saved American Troops during WWII? The government ask kids to go collect the pods that would then be put into the life preservers of soldiers. A kid would get 15-20 cents a bag. It took two 20 lb bags of pods to fill 1 preserver. 2 million lbs= 100,000 preservers! #prairie
One of my favorite quotes “Anyone can love mountains. But it takes a soul to love prairie.” - Willa Cather
Everyday I look at the remnants at the park and feel grateful for what I have. This past season I found Prairie Larkspur (Delphinium virescens) for the first time. #prairie #iowa
Everyday I look at the remnants at the park and feel grateful for what I have. This past season I found Prairie Larkspur (Delphinium virescens) for the first time. #prairie #iowa
February 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
2 years ago I came across a community of Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata). Little did I know I was a trapped. Monarch caterpillars that were in stages of instars 4-5 surrounded me on the milkweeds. Luckily I escaped without a scratch and no caterpillar went unnoticed! #prairie #milkweed
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Started a pollinator garden at a local library 2 years ago in Boone, Iowa and look at it thrive! Mostly all native to the local area. A few are from different parts of the state but provide excellent resources to the local pollinators!
#prairie #pollinators #bumblebee #bee #library
#prairie #pollinators #bumblebee #bee #library
February 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Started a pollinator garden at a local library 2 years ago in Boone, Iowa and look at it thrive! Mostly all native to the local area. A few are from different parts of the state but provide excellent resources to the local pollinators!
#prairie #pollinators #bumblebee #bee #library
#prairie #pollinators #bumblebee #bee #library
Seed cleaning Prairie Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) is so satisfying!
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #iowa #nativeplants
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #iowa #nativeplants
February 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Seed cleaning Prairie Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) is so satisfying!
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #iowa #nativeplants
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #iowa #nativeplants
The hills are aligned with Prairie Blazing Star (Liatrus Pcynostachya)!
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #flowers #nativehabitat
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #flowers #nativehabitat
January 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The hills are aligned with Prairie Blazing Star (Liatrus Pcynostachya)!
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #flowers #nativehabitat
#prairie #grassland #greatplains #flowers #nativehabitat
Seed collecting Porcupine Grass (Stipa spartea) is a lot of fun just check your pants when your done! Those suckers stick every where! Ogden, Iowa #prairie #grassland #ecosystem #grass
January 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Seed collecting Porcupine Grass (Stipa spartea) is a lot of fun just check your pants when your done! Those suckers stick every where! Ogden, Iowa #prairie #grassland #ecosystem #grass
I can’t wait to see this plant bloom again this April. Was a huge discovery last year in our remnant. Prairie False Dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata) Ogden, Iowa. #prairie #wildflowers #botany
January 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I can’t wait to see this plant bloom again this April. Was a huge discovery last year in our remnant. Prairie False Dandelion (Nothocalais cuspidata) Ogden, Iowa. #prairie #wildflowers #botany
Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus fervidus) , was verified by @xercessociety.bsky.social through bumblebee watch, was an unexpected find in the prairie last year. Boone, Iowa #prairie #bumblebee #pollinators
January 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus fervidus) , was verified by @xercessociety.bsky.social through bumblebee watch, was an unexpected find in the prairie last year. Boone, Iowa #prairie #bumblebee #pollinators
Is Christmas over already? Last years Christmas bird count one of my fellow bird watchers had a red phased screech owl in his box he put up. How cool! Maybe will see it again this year.
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #iowa
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #iowa
December 27, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Is Christmas over already? Last years Christmas bird count one of my fellow bird watchers had a red phased screech owl in his box he put up. How cool! Maybe will see it again this year.
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #iowa
#birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #iowa
This was back in 2019 when I went down to Missouri for Eagle Days at Loess Bluffs NWR. Nothing but Trumpeter Swans, Eagles, and Muskrats.
Loess Bluffs NWR, Forest City, MO
#birds #wildlifephotography #ornithology #conservation #usfws
Loess Bluffs NWR, Forest City, MO
#birds #wildlifephotography #ornithology #conservation #usfws
November 23, 2024 at 9:22 PM
This was back in 2019 when I went down to Missouri for Eagle Days at Loess Bluffs NWR. Nothing but Trumpeter Swans, Eagles, and Muskrats.
Loess Bluffs NWR, Forest City, MO
#birds #wildlifephotography #ornithology #conservation #usfws
Loess Bluffs NWR, Forest City, MO
#birds #wildlifephotography #ornithology #conservation #usfws
This cedar waxwing would fly in out of the bushes next to my college dorm. I had never seen one before. I Grabbed my camera and got a side view of the face.
Ames, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlifephotography #wildlife #iowa
Ames, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlifephotography #wildlife #iowa
November 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
This cedar waxwing would fly in out of the bushes next to my college dorm. I had never seen one before. I Grabbed my camera and got a side view of the face.
Ames, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlifephotography #wildlife #iowa
Ames, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlifephotography #wildlife #iowa
Never knew this existed but I found an Olive-sided Flycatcher at the top of a huge cottonwood tree.
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #iowa
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #iowa
November 21, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Never knew this existed but I found an Olive-sided Flycatcher at the top of a huge cottonwood tree.
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #iowa
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #iowa
Henslow’s Sparrow, very hard to find but was very lucky to have gotten such a shot.
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #iowa #wildlife #prairie #wildlifephotography
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #iowa #wildlife #prairie #wildlifephotography
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Henslow’s Sparrow, very hard to find but was very lucky to have gotten such a shot.
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #iowa #wildlife #prairie #wildlifephotography
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #ornithology #iowa #wildlife #prairie #wildlifephotography
My adventure to Fergus Falls, MN led me face to face with a Black-crowned Night Heron. I love that their chin tuff is stuck on the branch.
Prairie Wetland Learning Center, Fergus Falls, MN
#birds #ornithology #minnesota #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Prairie Wetland Learning Center, Fergus Falls, MN
#birds #ornithology #minnesota #wildlife #wildlifephotography
November 20, 2024 at 1:48 AM
My adventure to Fergus Falls, MN led me face to face with a Black-crowned Night Heron. I love that their chin tuff is stuck on the branch.
Prairie Wetland Learning Center, Fergus Falls, MN
#birds #ornithology #minnesota #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Prairie Wetland Learning Center, Fergus Falls, MN
#birds #ornithology #minnesota #wildlife #wildlifephotography
I struggled for years to get a good shot of an Eastern Meadowlark! I was walking along the tall grass trail at the refuge and there it was! Only a few feet away!
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #iowa #usfws #wildlife #ornithology #prairie #wildlifephotography
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #iowa #usfws #wildlife #ornithology #prairie #wildlifephotography
November 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I struggled for years to get a good shot of an Eastern Meadowlark! I was walking along the tall grass trail at the refuge and there it was! Only a few feet away!
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #iowa #usfws #wildlife #ornithology #prairie #wildlifephotography
Neal Smith NWR, Prairie City, IA
#birds #iowa #usfws #wildlife #ornithology #prairie #wildlifephotography