Owls and more Owls

It seems that nature study comes to a person in batches.  In other words, what you think you want to study might not be what presents itself. Last week on my way to town there was a road kill Great Horned Owl.  He seemed in good shape so I called the museum where I volunteer [...]

Getting to know my neighborhood at twilight

There’s a wonderful little forest next to my house.  Its where seven springs emerge out of the limestone that feed the cabins around here.  A trail leads through the woods to the meadows beyond.  Even though these woods are not large, and are surrounded by cabins, its a bustling place. Deer, turkeys, coyotes, moose (on [...]