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All Things Mammals

All Things Mammals

“Moose!”
The van erupted as a dozen people slammed from slumber-ish moments to actively attempting to catch a glimpse of the coveted northern mammal.

A Day With the Birds

A Day With the Birds

Birding With Friends Grand Prize Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The old gray minivan gave an arthritic creak and jerked to a stop just as the house door swung open and Magenta’s...

Opportunity Day

Opportunity Day

I had been discouraged about birding this spring, until that morning…

Hungry Hawk Trouble

Hungry Hawk Trouble

I think the trouble all began back in 2017 when we purchased a bunch of bantam chickens. Everything was going well, no trouble at all, until one day…

Woodchuck Wanderings

Woodchuck Wanderings

Never did I think what might happen if a dog and a wild animal were to meet face to face with no restraints. But I was soon to find out.

Hand-feeding Birds

Hand-feeding Birds

It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…

The Mouse Patrol

The Mouse Patrol

My aunt was at the lake, relaxing on the shore, when she noticed a heron creeping stealthily up a steep bank toward the road, step…by…step…

Wolves!

Wolves!

It was getting very dusky, almost too dark to see. I was about to get up from my seat on the dried-out mudflat, when I saw a black shadow in my peripheral vision.

For the Birds

For the Birds

I decided this would be a good day to start our bird search. It was surprising how many birds there were when we began to focus on seeing them…