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Sticky Feet
By Gregory Gongaware · 6 years ago
Tree frogs. We hear them, but rarely see them up close. With over 800 species of arboreal states, they certainly are prolific and diverse. And guess what? Not all the tree frog family Hylidae even ...
Starting to Pop
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
When the soil temperature hits 50 to 58 degrees, some of our favorite Spring mushrooms will start to pop. Throughout the United States, except for a handful of southern states that are just too warm ...
Look Out, Mergansers Passing Through
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
Daytime temperatures are starting to rise. Spring is returning to New England. Slowly but surely, the open water works its way back into the cove. As the ice line recedes, more and more water fowl ...
Where Do Turtles Go?
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
Where do turtles go once the cold weather returns and ice forms over the surface of the water? Do you know? There is something about turtles most of us adore. Kids love them and often ...
Feathered Friends Are Welcomed
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
A brown speckled wren wiggles its way in and out of the screened suet feeder. Every now and then he flies over to the deck railing, shakes his head to remove the fat from his ...
Limpy the Mallard
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
Last spring a female mallard decided to turn our deck flower pot, tucked under an overhang, into her nursery. Nesting is a stressful and tiresome period for the female mallard, as she lays more than ...
Musky Rodent Happenings
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
Early one December morning while sipping my first coffee, I spotted a small dark shape struggling on our newly nearly frozen lake. After further observations, I discovered it was a muskrat attempting to make his ...
Eagle Islands
By Gregory James · 7 years ago
It was a clear, warm summer afternoon on Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Webster, Massachusetts. We were anchored in a quiet cove, playing a lively game of cribbage when I spotted a pair of eagles soaring high ...
Bluebirds Bring Hope
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
Prior to meeting and marrying Kathleen, the decade before had been a most challenging period for her. It was one of those tough stretches many of us face over the course of our lives. Kathleen ...
Fall to Winter - Water to Ice
By Gregory Gongaware · 7 years ago
There is no doubt fall has left and winter has arrived. Our deciduous trees have shed their leaves. Early morning frost and warm days have turned to frozen ground and bone chilling winds. Activity on ...