Farming/Nature
Queued Up
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There is so much to love about painted turtles.
Farming/Nature
Butterfly Days
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For me, growing up with a slew of boys had a lot of pluses, but it must have been exhausting for my mom.
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The Catbird Seat
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If you hoof it on the bike trail on either side of town you can be sure to see and often hear the resident catbirds.
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Mistaken Identity
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There are two woodpeckers who frequent feeders around town, and they look a lot alike.
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Little Sparrows and Big Boxes
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The other day I heard a thunk on my window and figured it was a bird strike, and I was not wrong.
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Sydney Fuller Wildlife Management Property
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As kids we were drawn to my uncle’s pond which is now part of the Sydney Fuller Wildlife Preserve, a Suffield Land Conservancy property.
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The Party Crasher
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There is a party crasher in town, and you may have seen him at your bird feeder. The Cooper’s hawk is a small bird of prey who likes to swoop in and spoil the fun of all the other birds eating seed, oblivious to any threat that may come from above.
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Musings of a Sycamore Tree
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Anna Quindlen, one of my favorite authors, spoke about boredom in her essay entitled Doing Nothing is Something.