It’s no secret that I don’t love the wild turkeys. It’s not an exaggeration some days to say I hate the huge feathered, giant flying crap machines. Their introduction to this corner of northern Washington county is enough to make … Continue reading
On my way home from Wabanaki Wilderness (archery shop) earlier this week I drove through Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge to Magurrewock Marsh. I hoped the pair of American bald eagles would be there, and I wasn’t disappointed. I spotted the … Continue reading
I woke up at Bryant Pond 4H Camp & Learning Center on Lake Christopher this morning. I’m at Becoming an Outdoors-Woman’s Winter Skills weekend. I arrived yesterday. There are women from six or seven states here for the weekend. My … Continue reading
You can take the girl out of the woods when she moves to Boston but you can’t take the love of the outdoors out of my girl. It started in December when we gave Kristin and Matt their non-resident fishing … Continue reading
Hooked On Fishing – Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) is a program I’ve been involved with for a short time. I became a certified instructor last year through Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. I grew up fishing and so did my kids. … Continue reading
I was going to add a few wild bird pictures to my collection so I’d have more to share here but it’s been so cold lately I haven’t been willing to leave the kitchen door and window open. Next week … Continue reading
Finally! We finally spent a day ice fishing. The ice was too thin, it was dangerously cold or we had something else we had to do well into the month of January. I was eager to get out. Thoreau said, … Continue reading
The red-breasted nuthatches (Sitta canadensis) are among the busiest birds coming to my feeders, matched only by the black-capped chickadees. They’re 4.5″ of non-stop energy. Like the chickadees, they have a short neck and round head. Their wings and back … Continue reading
“Hey,” Taylor said, seemingly to nobody. We were the only people home and the dogs were asleep. “Hey,” she said again. “Hey, you can’t do that,” this time said as she walked toward a dining room window. Just outside the … Continue reading
The black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is our state bird. Have you ever noticed how big the chickadee’s head is in comparison to its body? It’s the Charlie Brown of song birds. At 4.5″ to 6″ and only up to one-half … Continue reading
