Archive for March, 2007
Birds
Notable birds sighted yesterday: a flicker a pair of mourning doves a downy woodpecker (drilling) a towhee
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Turkey Trot
As I looked at my flatscreen monitor, which is in front of a large window, I was astonished to see a huge tom turkey amble by on our driveway, about a dozen feet away. By the time I got my camera and made it out the door, he was up in the woods on the […]
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Spring Rains
This past weekend we had a lot of rain. The flooded ditches and the rivulets rushing through our yard reminded me of the heavy rains of 2006 and the mysterious creature who appeared in our driveway. As we were setting off on a trip to town, I was not able to research it or even […]
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Spring Overture
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is in blossom. Spring peepers trill from the farm ponds and woodland pools. “the Hyla breed that shouted in the mist . . .” —-Robert Frost
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The First Day of Spring
March 21, 2007 Woodland Observation I went for a walk at 1 p.m. and saw a beautiful red fox in the woods. The sunlight through the bare trees illuminated him well. It did not flee, but carefully looked back at me as it moved a few feet away at a time. I stood stock-still and […]
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Phenology and Place in New Vrindaban 