Farming/Nature
A Bird in Hand
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Beth Chafetz is pictured with Alice, a Harris hawk, who has just landed on her gauntlet.
Farming/Nature
October Colors
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Fall beauty glows along the towpath of the Windsor Locks Canal State Park in a previous October.
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Troubled Youngster
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At least twice during a few days in September, this juvenile bald eagle was seen loitering on a residential street in Suffield center, a surprising view for early morning walkers or motorists.
Farming/Nature
Good Harvest This Year
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Farmhands load a few more lath on the rack, to be hauled off to be hung. On August 30, the Nowak farm crew had nearly finished cutting the broadleaf on the Mountain Road field west of the Goodyear greenhouses.
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Black Bears Continue
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This mother bear nonchalantly ambles through the photographer’s yard on Poole Road, with her two cubs barely visible at the right.
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Possums, Our North American Marsupials
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Around this time of year I can’t help but think of times spent in lecture halls back in those college days. One of my favorite professors was a tall drink of water, had Clark Kent glasses, a bald head and wrote in all capital letters on the board.
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Suffield Farmers Market Continues
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The Market will carry on every Saturday 9 a.m. until noon through October 7 with the exception of September 8 when they make way for the Suffield on the Green festivities.
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Digger Wasp
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This Great Golden Digger Wasp is enjoying Asclepius Tuberosa – a more ornamental variety of milkweed – in the butterfly garden at Hilltop Farm.