Boat safely with proper care, preparedness
If you are a recreation boater, May marks the beginning of the most dangerous time of year. The sultry days of summer make cool...
Birds do surprisingly well in winter storms
Birds battle the cold weather by eating during the day, burning the calories later on.
Enjoying nature and keeping pests out
Over the last 30 years, deer and raccoons have cost me a small fortune. Though I never intentionally feed these backyard visitors, they're difficult to discourage.
Christmas tradition: The Morning of Christmas
Every December I get requests to reprint my take-off of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, first published in 1988. Read it aloud to the...
Extend bird watching season with winter roosting boxes
You can make winter more bearable for bluebirds, chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and Carolina wrens by building or purchasing a roost box.
Bullfrogs are the victims of ecological chaos
Visit a farm pond ringed with dense vegetation this month, and you're sure to hear two distinctive sounds. A booming "Jug-o'-rummm!" signals the presence...
Carolina wrens prefer ‘up and under’
Though Carolina wrens eschew traditional nest boxes, they are easily coaxed into a simple box that takes advantage of this wren's loose definition of a cavity.
The fall of the bison population in early America
When Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, the approximately 1 million Native Americans who occupied North America probably never realized they were lost,...
Evening grosbeaks joust at feeder
It's been forecasted that evening grosbeaks would head south in impressive numbers this winter. If you're not familiar with them, you're in for a treat.
I’ve got an unwelcome and hungry guest
When it comes to dealing with a bear, discretion seems the better part of stubbornness.
