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New avian arrival

February 18, 2019 - I heard the first "oonk-a-ree" calls of the newly returned Red-winged Blackbirds today as I paused on my cardiac-rehab-p...
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Another avian return

February 25, 2018 - One of the signature sounds of spring's impending arrival is the "oonk-a-ree" song of the Red-winged Blackbird, a call t...
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Welcome to the swamp, baby GBHs

May 21, 2016 - Another day, another pretty amateurish composite. I was at the Henne Preserve with the Sigma, which, praise be and my go...
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Gray and rainy

April 07, 2016 - This was one of those work-inside days, what with cool rain pelting down, a writing project to finish, and late afternoo...
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The awakening

March 07, 2016 - The first day of spring, as marked by the vernal equinox—the moment that the sun crosses the celestial equator and the h...
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Another harbinger

February 28, 2016 - The great awakening—the real start of spring—often begins in the wetlands where the first sustained warmth stirs the mud...
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Killdeer arrival

March 22, 2015 - Right after my now-five-year-old granddaughter departed, I tried to assuage my sadness with a long walk. Most of Ultima'...
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