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     T his is a re-posting of a blog from 2009. Sometimes, I like to look back at old work. I hope you do, too. ' Tis the season for nos...

Song Sparrow A s you may know, Monday was my birthday. Many of you sent to me birthday greetings, each one of which was a thrill. Thank you!...

F or a week or so, these three American Crows have been nesting in the woods adjacent to our house. They go back and forth, south to ...

L ast night, the temperature outside dropped to zero with a brisk little breeze clipping around. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the...

I n case you thought I was kidding about flowers in my yard under snow, check this out! This clematis always blooms late into the fall. This...

O ne of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the left-overs. In fact, my meal preparations are with that very thing in mind. I grew up i...

T he classic, black and white Common Loon is a regular on calendars, wall paper borders, coffee mugs and any chachkee for the tourist trade ...

BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES are ultra common in Colorado. They are as everywhere there as Sea Gulls or crows, to whom they are related, are on the ...

The first week of our 'Colorado Trip,' we stayed in Aspen with a family friend, who shall remain nameless for reasons of privacy. A...

D avid and I just came back from two weeks in Colorado and Utah where we were visiting my son. He was a fantastic tour guide and show...

I n Small Point Harbor there is a boat mooring field. In that field is a float, on the float is a stack of lobster traps, on the stack of lo...

     The Barn Swallow is the national emblem of Estonia. Their currency bears an image of a swallow. The Estonians were ahead of the curve...

Mallards are our largest dabbling ducks. They are found everywhere from urban ponds and drainage ditches to large lakes. Up the road fro...