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I love watching mourning birds, but I have never seen one with anything but a white chest.. I am wondering how many types of them are there. And as this is February, it is refreshing to hear them, as in winter we usually only have sparrows and owls. The occasional woodpecker is heard and seen as well. I live in rural north western South Dakota. In the summer it is full of so many types of birds. Love em!
From "The Secret Life of the Mourning Dove" »
I love birds too and would love to take up nature photography
From "Geoff Dennis Follows the Birds" »
A deer’s vision advantage isn’t really about the ability to see color. Instead, it’s about detecting movement and seeing really well in low light.
From "What Colors Can Deer See?" »
William Livingston, a professor at the University of Maine, said there s a great legacy behind the Herbie name. But it s also exciting to have trees that could have some resistance to Dutch elm disease, he said.
From "Saving Herbie: New Life for a 217-year-old American Elm" »
Very fitting that the students at John Faulkner School in Stoddard just finished reading Charlotte’s Web for the Book Pal program, reading that book, corresponding with adults in the community, and watching a drama presentation of Charlotte’s Web at the Concord Center for the Arts last Wednesday. I was delighted to be a part of this, re-reading the book for the first time in decades.
From "Snow Spiders: Rule-breakers" »
Great work big brother. Your passionate love of nature has always impressed me. Keep at it!
Adam
From "Geoff Dennis Follows the Birds" »
Thanks for spotlighting this personal friend and a true champion for the environment. He spends countless hours protecting piping plover nesting along the Sakonnet shore, hauls away trash by the truckload to keep it clean, and he never turns down an invitation to present dazzling slide shows of his incredible bird photography to environmental organizations, never taking a dime for it.
From "Geoff Dennis Follows the Birds" »
Thank you, Dr. McCabe, for your fascinating article (with Ms. Tyrol’s delightful illustration.) My first encounter with these arthropods was on a walk around Airport Park by Colchester Bog…when we noticed black footprints as retraced our steps on the way back to the parking lot. As the editor of the VT Entomological Society (VES) Newsletter, I have just finished compiling a memorial issue on Dr. Ross Bell for the Winter Newsletter which will soon be available at VermontInsects.org. I’ll definitely mention the springtail that was named after him in the Spring issue. Namaste, Naturalist Laurie DiCesare
From "Springtails: Tiggers of the Invertebrate World" »
I think polar bears and possum also have hollow fibres in their coats.
From "Winter Fur" »
I have known Geoff for the past 6-7 years and we met at the beach. Since that time I have seen him personally clean up the beach by himself more times than I count. He does it all out of his love of the beach and the birds. He does not ask for any compensation and if he was offered I know he wouldn’t accept it. He is one of the best guys I know and glad I am able to call him a friend. Way to go Geoff!
From "Geoff Dennis Follows the Birds" »
Enjoyed the mammoth narrative; will make me think of the giant mammals at my next sight of New England granite on a mid-winter day.
From "Mammoth!" »
Had to post. We share a strange spelling of the name Geoff…don’t know where yours came from but my dad, a 100% Irishman, named me after Chaucer. We share a total love of birds and the outdoors and I applaud your activism! Thank you for helping the plovers….
From "Geoff Dennis Follows the Birds" »
We live in a suburb with woods nearby and a pair of pillared woodpeckers come to the suet-logs hanging from a tree. The log holes are filled with a mixture of beef suet, corn meal, bird seed, oatmeal, raisins and nuts. Their fun to watch!
From "Pileated Woodpeckers: Winter Excavators" »
Thank you for a wonderful article. We read it in the magazine when it first appeared, and my wife and I have talked about it ever since. The little donkey is a frequent metaphor in our conversations about how to live. We’re much lazier than you guys though - - I use a log splitter.
From "Easy Wood, an Opinionated Reflection" »
I love this little spotlight. So much respect, Geoff.
From "Geoff Dennis Follows the Birds" »
2 weeks ago we saw some vertical ice that was peppered with frozen-in springtails. We wondered if they were dead or in a state of “suspended animation”.
From "Springtails: Tiggers of the Invertebrate World" »
I loved your blog and I’m a jewelry person,so what a treat. My Mom and Nana nurtured my love of all things alive,whether in the NYC suburbs, where I brought home injured sparrows and cats, to a very disoriented bat. I always loved the outdoors and I remember persuading mom to make me a necklace of the horse chestnuts the boys would pummel us girls with. I remember it getting quite buggy about a week later.c
I also as I got older rented a little cabin in Sullivan County with my husband and read every Euell Gibbons book and Peterson or Audubon Society guide I could lay my hands on.I am back in the city awaiting knee replacement surgery from all my years of climbing my hills and tending my wild flower garden. Your blog was inspiring, I’ll keep my eyes open for your jewelry!
From "Lucy Golden Creates Art From Nature" »
I’ve always heard you tap the southern side of trees early (late January) and the northern side later (mid-to-late February).
I’ve definitely had my south-facing taps shut down and my north-facing taps start gushing later in the season
From "Winter Weasels – White on White" »