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Tadpole Update
6/30 Update: Dr. Peter Ducey from SUNY Cortland graciously responded to our request for tadpole ID, indicating that likely candidates are wood frogs and american toads. I’m quite sure they’re not toads due to the shapes of the egg masses, so we’re left with…
Reviving My Senses – Sound
I found sound challenging to capture in a silent, still photo. You be the judge of how well I did. Bumblebee busy gathering chive nectar This little buzzer is pollinating my red raspberries. The Yellow Bellied Sapsucker has a jazzy little drumming beat. He…
Tadpole Tales
There’s a ditch near my house that is home to MANY tadpoles. I stop and watch them every day on my walk. Earlier in the season I would have told you that they were probably either wood frog or peeper tadpoles since I saw…
Robins Raise a Family
I had three pairs of robins make nests in various places on my house this spring. Two of them were tucked into nooks on my front porch. It was a bit of a problem, since the robins were understandably distressed when I sat on…
Reviving My Senses – Taste
Spring offers so many local delicacies, from wild food foraging to garden bounty. A BEAUTIFUL head of organic lettuce from my weekly share at Canticle Farm. If you’re not already a shareholder, consider it. The veggies are amazing! Our own Susan Avery recently got…
Reviving My Senses – Smell
It’s a bit trickier to capture smell in a photograph. Some of these scents I’m sure you’ll know, others may not be as familiar. If you have a chance, let your nose wander by these olfactory lovelies at the right time of day. You’ll…
Reviving My Senses
I’ve just declared June as Revive Your Senses Month at Pfeiffer Nature Center. There are plenty of ways to revive your senses here at the Nature Center, from simply focusing your attention on one sense at a time while you’re visiting our gorgeous property…
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