As February advances we are treated to some interesting birds seen, or at least noticed, out in the expanses of fields in the country. These are not the typical birds […]
Ripples 2/6/20
Last December, as I was crossing the yard at the nature center I heard an unusual bird song. It came from a small songbird perched near the top of an […]
Ripples 1/30/20
I remember looking out at the birdfeeder and seeing it crammed full of evening grosbeaks- large black and yellow finches with large bills. They reminded me of big wasps in […]
Ripples 1/23/20
It is a beautiful, soft morning, with light wind, gray skies, and light snow falling. Even though it’s January, it’s not terribly cold. There is open water on the Manitowoc […]
1/16/20 Ripples
This morning, despite wind and 13 degree temperatures, an optimistic house finch sang his courtship song. Yesterday, out on the prairie on Woodland Drive, a rough-legged hawk sat perched in […]
Ripples 1/9/20
As I write this it is another gray, windy day with waves pounding the shore along Memorial Drive and lakeshore flood warnings are in effect. With lake levels so high, […]
