Farming/Nature
The Language of Birds
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By this time of year, birders around town have had plenty of time to amp up their feeding stations.
Farming/Nature
Bluebirds Shiver
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A pair of bluebirds take a bit of shelter in the freezing cold of early January.
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Owls – What a Hoot!
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Over the past few weeks, when I have been traipsing around in the dark, I have heard great horned owls calling.
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Market at Large Animal Facility
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The Suffield Agriscience Center is hosting the Suffield Winter Farmers Market on Saturday, February 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Large Animal Facility.
Farming/Nature
Mt. Manatuck’s Icy Falls
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In the late afternoon on that torrential January day when most of the snow cover disappeared, inveterate explorer Michael Preli clambered part-way up Manatuck Mountain at the end of Phelps Road and took some great photos of the mountaintop melt tumbling down the quarry face amongst the dare-devil graffiti.
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A Taintor Street Vista
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The view that makes Taintor Street beautiful is the Leahey Farm at the corner of Sheldon Street, happily now protected from anything but farm and conservation use – and lovely vistas.
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Reflection at Sunrise Park
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A placid White’s Pond doubles this beautiful picture of October color at Sunrise Park.
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Boxelder Bugs and Swarms and Flocks
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The other day I was in the center of West Suffield, believe it or not, getting ready to go to church when I caught sight of a boxelder bug making his way up the column in the sunshine.
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A Spectacular Bird
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This beautiful picture of a Cedar Waxwing was taken in Suffield.
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Boo!
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The big old house at Boston Neck bridge, which has been called Brookside for over a century, has recently become the home of some assorted, spooky creatures who stepped out on the front stoop for Halloween.