With apologies to Edgar Allan Poe, I offer you the following recap of my Thanksgiving weekend: While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a…
Woodpeckers
Dark-Eyed Juncos
Every year, in early spring, someone notices an American robin, and people rejoice. “Spring is here!” they exclaim, even though we might still have temperatures…
Marsh Wrens
When was the last time you got scolded? I can recall, as a kid, how pretty much every Great Idea my friends and I had…
Crane Flies
The other night a large, mosquito-like insect was flying around the kitchen. I waited until it landed, then let it outside. Not five minutes later,…
Chimney Swifts – Part 2
Last week we relayed the story of two young chimney swifts who found themselves in a spot of trouble, and the people who came to…
Chimney Swifts
The other night around 8:30 my phone started blowing up with texts that, at that moment, were going to have to go unanswered. I was…
Mourning Doves
From time to time at Hickory Knolls we hold a program called Superheroes of Nature. We look at how real-life turtles’ talents compare to those…
American Robins
“Aw, crud.” Those were the words I uttered a few days ago when I stepped outside my office to take the picture for this week’s…
Grey Catbirds
“Mew.” The sound was soft and, at first, easy to overlook. But the longer I spent along the tree line, listening as I walked, the…
Baltimore Oriole
Do you remember the first time you saw a Baltimore oriole? For me the memory is clear as day. I was in the backyard of…