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Staring at the Great Blue Heron
I found this guy or gal along with maybe a dozen more great blue heron in their own little rookery right off of Route 202. They were building their nests and making baby blue heron. Incredible sight to see. Just takes ten minutes to get there. Such a treasure. But they are high up…
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The Wood Frogs Have Arrived
I was walking the path through the woods off of Ship Road near our house today and I could hear the wood frogs calling. They have a cackling sound – sort of like chickens in the yard. I slowly made my way through the thick brush to a vernal pool where there must have…
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I’m Back from Tanzania with Lots of Baby Pictures!!!
As I write this we are having a wild, wild blizzard outside our window in Charlestown Meadows. Yowza!! I’ve just returned from a magnificent trip to Tanzania with Todd Gustafson and friends. It was the birthing season and the baby wildebeests and zebras and gazelles and giraffes were being born at every turn in…
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It’s Freezing but the Short Eared Owls Don’t Care
It’s the coldest its been in years, or at least it feels like it. Tom and I are having our kitchen redone from top to bottom, but why the heck are we doing this in JANUARY!!! It will get done. In the meantime, I went with my friend Alison to Mercer Meadows in New…
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Picture of the Day!!!
My photo of a big elephant crossing the dry lake bed of Amboseli, Kenya got picture of the day today. Oh that betterphoto.com. Gotta love that website.
