Changing times~ will you stay here or fly south again?
Migrating birds and migrating humans. Are we ready for winter? Continue reading Changing times~ will you stay here or fly south again?
Category: Strafford
What the sastrugi taught me~ trust what you see
Trust your senses. If the snow bedforms don’t act like sand, it is because water is not quartz. Continue reading What the sastrugi taught me~ trust what you see
Swimming with Loons and Finding a Sweet Gale Shoreline Swamp
Most years a family of loons nest on Miller Pond; this year I got to know them a little better, … Continue reading Swimming with Loons and Finding a Sweet Gale Shoreline Swamp
Another Birding Season on the Ompomponoosuc River
Or How Luka the dog fared as assistant birdwatcher Three months have passed since I posted “Birding with Luka … Continue reading Another Birding Season on the Ompomponoosuc River
Birding With Luka (the pup) and David Allen Sibley (the App)
Vernal Pools…where life begins.
Vernal Pools If you hike the woods in early spring, you have likely heard the chorus of frogs on warm … Continue reading Vernal Pools…where life begins.
Early spring in Sapsucker Forest
Early Spring Hike up Sapsucker Forest April 27, 2014—the temperature is in the low 50s and the sky is cloudy … Continue reading Early spring in Sapsucker Forest
Succession of Sapsucker Forest and Grannyhand Hill in Strafford, Vermont
The Natural history or Succession of Sapsucker Forest and Grannyhand Hill “Succession” is a term used by environmental scientists to … Continue reading Succession of Sapsucker Forest and Grannyhand Hill in Strafford, Vermont
micki colbeck~keeping an eye on nature 