Why are your feet so big, Cato? The better to perch on a cow’s back! Cattle Egrets are named for…
Brandywine Overhang
Did the tree grow skyward and gradually collapse until it hung almost horizontally over the river? Or did it grow…
The Secret World of Queen Anne’s Lace
Walking through waist-high Queen Ann’s Lace, I couldn’t help wondering why plant people haven’t hybridized these wondrous white, intricate flowers……
Fluffy Kitt
Kitt the Northern Catbird is such a fabulous mimic, that he’s not only singing like Wendell the White-Breasted Nuthatch… He’s…
What’s Fluttering my Feathers?
It’s not the wind that’s fluttering Wendell’s feathers… It’s not a bad case of Bed Head… It’s not even cold…
The Sad Fate of Runaway Sneaks
When a sneaker runs off, it may be sunshine and smiles for a bit, but our countryside is littered with…
Center of the Marsh
Don’t wear your Sunday best today. We’re walking down a semi-secret path that wends through sorta-dry land to the center…
Portraits of Perfection
Sometimes a flower is such a model of perfection that I can’t help recording every part of it—and the bottom-up…
What’s Gregory Pecking?
Ever since I put up a suet feeder, it’s been mobbed by Blue Jays, Carolina Wrens, Downy Woodpeckers and White…
Blowin’ In the Wind
Otis the Great Blue Heron is such a handsome git that I reach for my camera every time he comes…