On the front porch post is a bluebird box. The bluebirds raised two broods in that box this summer. Now they are done nesting, and the box serves another purpose…
Nature Nugget
Albino
Suddenly my eye caught a bright white spot through a clump of trees away out in a field. An albino white-tailed deer!
Hide and Seek?
One day while out hunting, Dad saw two young deer come along the trail…
The Playful Duet
A flicker of motion near the timber caught my eye…a second rabbit, cautiously hopping into view.
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…
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.
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…
Hand-feeding Birds
It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…
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.
I Spy!
Suddenly I saw her plummet to the ground. Oh, I thought, maybe she found her dinner! I waited, hoping to see her rise with a rabbit in her talons. Nothing happened…
Pop Goes the Weasel
“Wait. Come back!” I said softly. Not really expecting anything to happen, as wild animals march to their own beat, I was shocked when the weasel turned around and headed back toward me…
My Careless Little Friends
Photo © Jason Rich/Dreamstime.com. Exciting things are always happening to other people. They get to hold chickadees, touch grackles, make pets of fawns…the list could go on and on. But these...
A Squirrelly Visitor
Red squirrel. Photo © Dreamstime.com. It was a balmy Wednesday afternoon when I dressed in hunting garb, took my crossbow, and started through the back field to the tree stand.Once there, I climbed...
Turkina
Wild Turkey hen. Photo © Linda Lombardo/Dreamstime.com. My nephew and I were in the field behind our old house, when suddenly he pointed up the field and asked, “What’s that?”I looked in the...
A Fiery Ball
In August, Dad decided to take the family to Cherry Springs Park in Pennsylvania, which has the darkest night sky east of the Mississippi River. We ventured out with food, binoculars, tents, our...