Despite the cool weather lately the natural world is being re-populated with spring migrants. During the Ice Age, when summer and winter temperatures varied dramatically, animals, especially birds, probably began these seasonal movements to take advantage of large areas of … Continue reading →

When I was young it seemed that there was always wildlife in the yard. The large basswood trees in the back yard by the river were covered with bees of all sorts in early summer- you could hear their hum … Continue reading →