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The Holiday Season is coming quickly. Consider giving a gift that helps someone to better enjoy nature.When I was a kid, I gave my parents a bird feeder…
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The Winter Finch Forecast is out. Based on the abundance of winter food availability in Canada, the forecast predicts the movement of some finches and…
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I had some fun up at the International Peace Garden recently. I stopped along the road to go for a short walk. At a spot where a culvert connects two…
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Oak trees are interesting during the summer months, but come fall when they lose their leaves, they take on a completely different character. I was…
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There is a new moon on November 15! And, if the sky is clear over the next week or so, the dark sky should make for good conditions to see falling stars.…
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Deer gun season started Friday. No doubt antlers will be the topic of much conversation, some of it even true, whether it is about the one that got away,…
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I have had a couple of interesting sightings recently. A red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) and some immature Harris’s sparrows.I recently…
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I have been noticing some galls on some plants as I travel about this fall. Most of what has caught my attention has been on willows and goldenrods. I…
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There is not much green on the landscape this time of year. I have, however, noticed some small trees or large shrubs, often in dense thickets, that are…
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When I was a kid, on Sunday afternoons, either my mom or dad would occasionally say “Let’s go for a drive.” It was often a short drive, but usually…