Written and photo by Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator It’s not the velvet sound of Nat King Kole that I swoon over, but it is one of my all time favorite sounds. I’m listening to baby Chimney swifts chittering in our … Continue reading
Category Archives: Birds
This year has been difficult for ospreys at Woodland Dunes. It’s a reminder that the natural world is not always as friendly to animals as was portrayed in cute nature films I watched when young. Neither is nature cruel, … Continue reading
Late May is a wondrous time in Wisconsin. Deciduous trees and shrubs are cloaked in newly emerging leaves, and conifer branches are tipped with light green new growth. Wildflowers burst from the ground and the first of the spring ephemerals … Continue reading
Somehow, spring is in it’s highest gear right now. Migrant birds which spend the winter in tropics have now traveled north and are reaching us – hummingbirds, rose-breasted grosbeaks, warblers, buntings, orioles – all are showing up in our yards … Continue reading
Written by Nancy Nabak, Communication and Development Coordinator She fell in love first. Probably around December or January. Then she found a little home and let her maternal instincts kick in. No one thought much of it, because honestly, … Continue reading