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Song Sparrows
Maple Tapping
So here we are in March of 2021, marking the one-year anniversary since COVID-19 changed our lives. Over the past 12 months I’d wager many…
Biofluorescence – Does It Glow?
I would imagine that our recent spate of 40-something degree weather has most of us aglow with the prospect of warmer temperatures and, dare I…
Redhead Ducks
Last week we took a look at the American robin, a bird regarded as a sign of spring but-confoundingly-has been popping up all over northern…
Robins — In Winter?!
Okay folks, show of hands. How many of you were raised to believe that robins are the first signs of spring? I know I was.…
Red Foxes & Screech Owls – Part 2
So last week we ventured into unfamiliar territory, melding nature references with quotes from William Shakespeare-primarily from his play As You Like It, and the…
Red Foxes & Screech Owls – Part 1
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a Shakespeare scholar. In fact, in high school I had but one brush with the Bard (a…
Eagle Nest
From a distance it looked like a Volkswagen Beetle slung upside down in a tree. An old-style Bug, that is. Dark brown in color. Oh,…
Bird Tracking
Every year about this time, the Good Natured World Headquarters staff starts fielding questions about tracks in the snow. And every other year or so…
Coyote Territory Time
The other day as I was walking to work, taking in the sights and sounds of a warm-ish winter morning, I noticed that the neighborhood…