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Footprints in the Snow

What animal made these tracks?  The January sun shone across the new snow, highlighting numerous animal visits earlier today.  The day before the wind drifted the snow wiping out most tracks, but today the wind was still.  However, fluffy snow does not create sharp images so I paused to scrutinize tracks to determine the animal... Read More

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Turkeys as Urban Wildlife

I had considered blogging about urban wildlife like raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels, rabbits and other rodents in addition to a large assortment of insects and some amphibians that can be found in urban habitats.  Occasionally deer, ground hogs, and even turkeys have been seen in Easton.  A few years ago, a turkey hen explored the... Read More

Turkeys as Urban Wildlife

Wineberries 

My late father-in-law used to say “A weed is any plant in a place where you don’t want it.”  Yes, I have a wineberry weed in a stone wall in the middle of a flower garden. Later this year I will have to take apart a section of stone wall and try to dig out the roots of... Read More