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QUODDY NATURE NOTES

Quoddy Nature Notes – Around the House

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

Tiger Beetles and White-Throated Sparrows are busy despite the frozen patch of snow that remind us that the garden must wait. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes April Amphibians

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

April is amphibian month, wood frogs, spotted salamanders and more are found on an evening explore in the Quoddy Region. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes – Spring 2013

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

Waiting for the Timberdoodle to know that spring is really here in the Quoddy Region. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes – Sophie the House Spider

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

A kind and nosy naturalist befriends a common house spider, protecting her from the dedicated housewife. Continue reading →

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QUODDY NATURE NOTES Porcupines II

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

Porcupines, fascinating curiosities and decided nuisances of the second largest rodent in North America. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

While winter blahs leave us humans wanting for warmer days, Eros shoots straight through the heart of winter promising us the romance of spring as the cycle begins once again to nest, find mates and give birth to the next generation of wild critters. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

The Red Breasted Nuthatch enjoys a suet feeder in the winter coniferous forest. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

Creepy crawly critters in the house during the winter months include Cluster Flies, Lady Beetles and a Pseudoscorpion in this week’s Quoddy Nature Notes. Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes – Redpolls

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Fred Gralenski

Common Redpoll winter migrant to Maine Continue reading →

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Quoddy Nature Notes – Cedar

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Fred Gralenski

Maine has three kinds of cedar trees that are native: the Northern White cedar Thuja occidentalis, the Atlantic White cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides, and the Red cedar Juniperus virginiana. Continue reading →

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