If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Last fall, I observed a bald eagle bathing on the lake shore. Later, I walked the beach looking for any prints the eagle might have left. Journaling about bird tracks seemed like an easy task, but it wasn't until I compared tracks from different birds that I really learned something. The beach was covered with... Continue Reading →
This is the last week of my self-imposed nature journal challenge. For each of my sessions, I had ideas of what I was going to do and how I was going to do it. While I wound up with pages I consider successful, nothing went as planned. I learned a lot anyway, most of all... Continue Reading →
The more you learn, the more there is to learn. This is true about every part of my life, but one of the clearest examples is the cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii). Cackling geese are very similar to the ubiquitous Canada goose (Branta canadensis) seen on ponds and lawns all over North America, so similar that... Continue Reading →
It's been over two weeks since our neighbors put out headless decoys to keep the Canada geese off their lawn. For those wondering if it works, the answer is: sort of. But before I tell you what I've seen, here's something interesting that I've learned since I first posted about this. The geese are headless on... Continue Reading →
Our new house is on a lake, and it is turning out to be a bird watching paradise. We live on the plains in Colorado, so the water is a wildlife magnet. I see more species of birds while eating breakfast than I used to see on an hour-long prairie walk. Whenever I pass a... Continue Reading →
