A listener from Vermont salutes the work of Rudy Mancke and Jim Welch over the years on SCETV's NatureScene .

The indentations around the nest of an Ant Lion larva are for trapping prey.

A listener sees a group of deer dashing into Lake Murray. Unusual?

Rudy shares words from Henri-Frédéric Amiel's journal : "Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the plowshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring, and reserve a nook of shadow for the passing bird; keep a place in your heart for the unexpected guests, an altar for the unknown God. Then if a bird sing among your branches, do not be too eager to tame it."

Start the year with a nature walk!

Listeners rescue a small squirrel that usually sleeps during the day.

This splendid bird of prey can be identified by its long tail and relatively short wings.

A listener spots a lizard near Charleston harbor...

Some naturalists find a massive fungus, sometimes known as a Lion's Mane fungus.

Is it any wonder that Rudy Mancke's most requested-of-Santa gifts over the years have been books on nature?