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When I hear a Wood Thrush sing for the first time each season, it’s a moment of pure joy. This has been a remarkable year. I not only got to hear a few stanzas, I got more than a glimpse.  I’d love to have gotten closer, but I’ll take what I can get: [youtube UbZwhfgrhRM [...]

Urban wildlife is often easier to see than their country cousins.

The image of this hawk in flight speaks for itself.

Some hikes are special blessings.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s clear instructions on how to get started.

The next best thing to birdwatching in the field.

The promise of spring revealed in photos.

If you look carefully at the center of the video you can see the squirrel who climbed a honey locust tree to enjoy a black walnut. It took just under four minutes to clean the hull, penetrate the shell and enjoy the walnut. I wish I could work that fast. The original footage is gorgeous, [...]

It’s odd to see maple trees with leaves just beginning to turn color in mid November. That grey blur is a squirrel enjoying a black walnut. [youtube 4Io_1J1q-b8 nolink] It has been unusually warm for several months, so the snow covered leaves are both beautiful and disturbing.When I was growing up, farmers used to say [...]