Category Archives: Birds
Feeding the wild turkeys
Live nature cameras to watch while you’re stuck indoors
Are you running out of things to do indoors while it snows again? It’s harder than usual to get outdoors this winter but we can at least watch what’s happening outdoors while staying warm in our homes. I’m a live camera fanatic. I almost always have one running in the background while I’m writing. If […]
Politics, Hunting, and Sunrise on Democrat Ridge
The television was spewing hateful political ads and bad news when Steve turned it on this morning. I wasn’t long in turning it off. Facebook wasn’t much better. I’m sick to death of all this trash talk. It seems like there’s no getting away from hate and discontent in today’s connected world, and Tuesday can’t […]
UFO on East Musquash Lake?
Banding Geese at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
My daughter Taylor is the Youth Conservation Corps leader at Moosehorn National Refuge. When she mentioned banding geese I was all over it. “Can I help?” “I think so. Call Maury or Ray.” Maury Mills manages the Woodcock Singing Ground Survey I’ve been participating in for so long, and Ray Brown allowed me to go […]
The soaking wet broad-winged hawk
The Woodpecker Tree
Indigo Bunting makes a surprise visit
Banding woodcock with biologists and students
The weather was lousy on opening day of turkey season but that didn’t stop me
Turkey season opens Monday and I won’t be hunting here
Canada Geese in Magurrewock Marsh
I spent six weeks on limited activity after having surgery in February. No ice fishing, only a little snowshoeing in no more than a few inches of fluffy snow, and certainly no snowmobiling. A girl gets fidgety when she can’t do much. I’m making up for lost time as much as possible these days. Maggurewock […]
The Eagles of Maggurewock Marsh
A ruffed grouse budding on a late afternoon
Return of the purple finch
Life in the Woods: Bald Eagle
There’s finally some action at the bird feeders!
Maine Bear Hunting Referendum: hunting with Bob Tigro
This is an incredible story. Refill your coffee and get comfortable. You’ll be drawn in quickly. This is Bob Tigro’s story of bear and coyote hunting at Oxbow Lodge in Oxbow. What do coyotes have to do with hunting bears with bait, snares and hounds? If it weren’t for bear hunting Bob wouldn’t have made […]