During the month of May, we will be preparing nectar feeders for Baltimore Orioles and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Although there is still a chance of cold and snow, it would be brief. Spring flowers will begin blooming, trees are starting to leaf and the first shovel full of earth is being turned in the garden. Last [...]
Sunsets are beautiful, but when a full moon graces the sky along with it you may call it spectacular. This was the view one November evening when visiting family and friends in central Pennsylvania. Full Beaver Moon – November: The name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing [...]
At first look of the photo on the left, some would think that a blind needs to be placed in more natural surroundings and not against a house. For the common birds that visit our yard, they could care less. (Ameristep Outhouse Blind) I sat the portable blind up yesterday in an area of our [...]
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Back in August, I was walking along the marsh at Granite Point near Biddeford Pool, Maine. The area is marked with deep pot holes and it is difficult at times to see what may be in them. One particular area that I stopped at had the grunting of Snowy Egrets coming from a hole. [...]
On a receding tide this morning, the ice was finally pulled out of the cove and into the Kennebec River for its journey out to sea. A few “iceberglets” are still floating around and are getting grounded on the mud flats as the tide continues to recede. Quite a bit of ice still continues down [...]
At 7:44 a.m. this morning, Spring began for those in the eastern time zone of the United States. Here at home, the weather said otherwise. The skies were clear but the temperatures were in the low 20′s throughout the morning and topped out at 34° this afternoon. But the signs of spring are evident. Our [...]