This song sparrow perches on a branch in our brush pile and sings all day. I can walk 10′ from him while working. RF
Eastern Wild Turkeys – Talmadge (Map 45)
March 30, 2012 By
A rafter of 12 wild turkeys strolled through this morning. There are approximately 30 turkeys in the area. There were 38 at the beginning of winter. I haven’t seen all of them together to be able to get an accurate count yet this spring. If half of the birds are hens and each hen successfully […]
Cardinal – Talmadge (Map 45)
March 29, 2012 By
I’ve seen cardinals here only three times since moving here in 1999. I heard it singing while coming in from chores but it didn’t click. A lot of birds are singing now and I was looking around for Ava. I was reaching for my coffee cup to fill before sitting down to write when a […]
Full Sap Moon
March 8, 2012 By
Thank you to Tina Richard for her photo of the full moon. Tina and her husband Jerome are very active in Maine’s outdoors. March’s full moon is said to represent the start of spring. The earth thaws, earthworms come to the surface and robins appear to eat those worms. In most of Maine the ground […]
American Bald Eagle
February 24, 2012 By
Saturday, February 18, 2012 (Map 45, Washington County) I turned around after watching my 11 year old friend Victoria pull her 19″ small mouth bass out of the ice to see Tammy pointing. “Oh my God, look!” This American bald eagle had landed on the ice only 100′ behind us. It slowly made its way […]
Love in the Wild
February 14, 2012 By
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Nature Gone Wild! Little Brown bats live here in Maine. Nature Gone Wild! The Nature Conservancy ranks the top 10 strangest ways nature finds love. So you think you’ve had some strange dates? This Valentine’s Day, The Nature Conservancy compiled the top 10 most bizarre examples of love in […]
What’s Eating The Pumpkins?
February 1, 2012 By
Last fall’s cornstalks, pumpkins and squash were loaded into the tractor’s bucket and hauled off to the edge of the woods. I’ve been waiting to see what might grow this summer. Yesterday afternoon I discovered this 2.5″ hole through the snow, into the pile. Something has been enjoying the pumpkins, probably the seeds. I suspect […]
Robin’s Journal – Outdoors
December 30, 2011 By
A blogger challenged readers to choose their word for 2012. I’ve had this entry floating around in my mind for a few days and since it fit with her challenge, and I don’t want it to float away, now’s a good time to write. My word for 2012 is Outdoors. I spent so much […]
