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Every day, if the weather is reasonable, which is to say not pouring (and sometimes even then), I try to start the morning with a walk through the woods and fields near home—a trek that includes many, many stops to photograph the natural history I find along the way. There can be a second "nature hike" when I break for lunch, and there are days when I'm outdoors keeping tabs on the natural world from dawn to dusk, as well as after dark. I've made my living as a photojournalist, specializing in science and medicine, for more than 39 years, and documenting nature in pictures and words has long been a passion. Every day brings a new discovery. Every day, I'll try to post the best one. Au revoir, 2017
December 31, 2017
It's been quite a year, but as we ring out 2017 and get ready to celebrate the arrival of the 2018 model, my granddaughter Stasia has one resolution: to stay up until mid...
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Wounded White-fronted
December 30, 2017
I decided to try my luck once again in the thus far fruitless pursuit of the Pink-footed Goose that other, more lucky—or persistent—birders have spotted near our home. Ho...
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Suet robber
December 29, 2017
Periodically, the suet in the suet feeder disappears mysteriously, and, on occasion, the feeder has vanished as well. Usually, the wire-mesh holder—we used to use a genui...
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Hootenanny
December 28, 2017
Around four, while I was hauling in wood to feed the increasingly voracious appetite of the basement stove—a cold wave is starting to make its presence felt—I heard somet...
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Wild goose chase
December 27, 2017
Just before the holiday, the Rare Bird Alerts were alive with the news that a very rare Pink-footed Goose, a species normally found in Europe, had not only made it to Nor...
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