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Savoring Winter

It's cold. Yesterday it snowed. Tulips and snowdrops are coming up and the days are getting longer, but still it's cold. Whitecaps on the...

Singing is soul manifesting itself. Birdsong lifts the spirit often without our being aware of it. So too with human singing. We sing our...

I've seen the small flock of White-crowned Sparrows on their way south, stopping by the yard for a few days. I'm sure they're the same...

The pair of loons on Armour Lake in Northern Wisconsin have successfully produced a chick. I watched the family for two weeks while I was...

Kayaking. Low in the water, riding waves like a loon. No motor. Water lapping. Ahhhh.

What happened in Orlando has left us numb and saddened beyond belief. Trying to understand such hatred and horror is difficult, but it...

Ravens are far from common, but are among my favorite birds. Some people associate them with death or bad omens, (Edgar Allan Poe,...

I've noticed a lot more roadkill lately--raccoons, opossums, skunks lying smashed in the middle of the road--sometimes a pair or three....

A small flock of White-crowned Sparrows have been hanging out in the yard. Strikingly handsome with a black and white striped...

A Red-bellied Woodpecker has been hanging around on our trees for the last few months. It's the first time I've seen a Red-bellied...