Blog Profile / The Marvelous in Nature
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Blog Post Archive
Returning birds
Although it’s probably the first moth of the year that I look forward to most as far as signs of spring go, it’s definitely the return of the first avian migrants that marks the arrival of the season for me. … Continue reading ?
First moth of 2012
Yesterday was beautiful. (I felt the need to start the post this way because every first-moth-of post I’ve done has started with these words, I discovered.) I took an extra-long walk with the dogs in the afternoon, soaking up as … Continue reading ?
National Moth Week
It’s late winter and mothing season is on the horizon – just another couple of weeks, at most, and the first moth of the season will arrive here at my porch lights. They’re calling for pretty warm daytime temps on … Continue reading...
The moth guide has arrived!
Guess what arrived today? My first copy of the new moth guide! Yaaaaaay! The books are all printed overseas, and they’re all on a container ship somewhere on the Pacific at the moment, but the printer sends a few copies … Continue reading ?
Otter trails
A couple of weeks ago I noticed these trails out on the ice of the creek the rail trail crosses. It looked like the animals had traveled down the frozen stream on a mild day, or perhaps just after a … Continue reading ?
A potato surprise
A few weeks ago I was preparing dinner and pulled out and peeled a few potatoes for whatever meal I was making. Three were just fine, but when I cut open the fourth it was dark and decayed all down … Continue reading ?
Thaw
I think most years about this time, give or take a week, we get a thaw where the weather is gorgeous and mild and the sun is shining and the snow melting and the insects poke their heads out for … Continue reading ?
Flying Squirrel
I missed last week’s post, busy preparing for a wedding, and yesterday, catching up from the wedding; apologies! But I’m super excited about today’s post. I was planning on another topic for this evening, actually – I’ll end up doing … Continue reading ?
Waxwing droppings
When Dan came inside a couple of days ago he told me, “There’s a blog post for you over by the shed. All over the snow.” Figuring there’d been a predation out there and I’d had a murder scene to … Continue reading ?
Rough Stink Bug
With the onset of winter it’s been a little while since Dan brought me any interesting nature discoveries, but a couple of days ago he walked into my study and set something down on my desk. It clicked as it … Continue reading ?
Biothon tiger (beetles)
I’m a fan of tiger beetles. Pretty much any open dirt or rocky trail in the summer will have at least one or two of these gorgeous metallic-green beetles. I usually notice them first when they’re flushed; they fly up … Continue reading ?
Moth fly
Hope everyone had a great holidays! I’m a little late with this week’s post as a result of my own. I’m digging back into the archives again for this one. I spent some time this fall helping my sister and … Continue reading ?
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you good company, good cheer, good food and good hiking. :)
Biothon beetles
Remember back in the summer I did a biothon in support of Frontenac Bird Studies? I wrote one post for it, but I never did get around to returning to the rest. And since I had selected and edited 48 … Continue reading ?
Book tour update
Just a quick post to provide an update on the book tour! I’ve got a number of dates set now, and some others that look likely. Here’s the schedule of set and probable dates and locations: Red dates are confirmed … Continue reading ?
Along came a spider
Late last week we received a visit from this spider, which Dan discovered on the silverware in the drying rack while he was washing dishes. I gather it appeared out of nowhere and caught Dan quite by surprise, not least … Continue reading ?
Smooth Green Snake
I admit I find November a rather uninspiring month, nature-wise. So barren, so still. So I’m going to go back into my archives and pull out a subject I’ve been hoarding since June. Can you see him in this photo? … Continue reading ?
Sunday Snapshots: First snow
These are actually from a week and a half ago, and were taken by Dan on his morning walk. I think I’ve documented the first snow of the last few years; it seemed a shame to miss this year, since … Continue reading ?
PFG to Moths latest, and new posting schedule
Book tour! Let’s start with the fun stuff! The final set of corrections were sent back to the publisher for the moth guide about a week and a half ago. I believe the last of the changes were made last … Continue reading ?
Bald-faced Hornet nest
While out walking the other day I discovered a huge paper wasp nest attached to the bottom branches of one of the small bur oak saplings in our meadow. I brought my camera today when I went out to get … Continue reading ?