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Spring Fling Writing Contest 2023
I was browsing Twitter when I stumbled across a writing contest with a 150 word limit . . . that’s right ~ a complete story in 150 words or less. I immediately thought of my seventh and eighth grade writing … Continue reading
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Wildlife Geek Notes: Dragonfly Facts!
My first dragonfly sighting of the year happened this past Sunday. My husband and I were moving the kayaks, when I found this! This dragonfly isn’t eating the insect it’s clinging to. It has just crawled OUT of it, completing … Continue reading
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Trail Cam Visitors
In the last year, my trail cam has picked up many, many visitors passing through our little patch of woods at night, behind the house. I thought you might like to see some of them! … Continue reading
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Under The Shed ~ The Mystery Continues
It seems I spoke too soon with my last blog post! You see, after the video where the fox went under the shed, there was this video showing the male bringing her a meal. I felt this was a sure … Continue reading
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The Big Move
For those of you who follow my adventures on Facebook and Twitter, you probably realize why I haven’t posted on my blog for so long. Having a book launch for Mystery of the Bear Cub last October, then selling our … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear, birding, eagles, fox, Heron, loons, Osprey, owl, Wildlife
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Breakfast For Little Kingbirds
While kayaking early one morning, I spied this Kingbird sitting at the top of a tree. I raised my camera to capture it’s profile against the dark blue sky, when suddenly, it took flight, swooping to a nearby nest. Sitting … Continue reading
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Hoot Behavior
Late August, the weekend before Labor Day Weekend, I found a chance to kayak out again with my friend Cindy. This time, it was so foggy, we could barely see beyond the front of our kayaks. But foggy days have … Continue reading
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The Loon Chick Grows: My Loon Watch
In my last blog post, I’d visited the loon family on July 16th when the chick was only 5 days old. There wasn’t a morning after that, I didn’t think about kayaking out again. But the campground duties keep … Continue reading
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Danger On The Lake: My Loon Watch
On the fifth day after the loon chicks hatched, I woke with the rising of the sun, grabbed my camera bag and walked to the lake. I unlocked my kayak and dragged it into the water. Climbing inside, I dipped … Continue reading
The Week Before Hatching: My Loon Watch
In the final days before (what I’d calculated to be) hatching day, something felt a little different. I was going out in my kayak at the same time. Sitting in the same spot. Staying in my kayak as I always … Continue reading
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