One of the hazards of watching the evening news while eating your dinner is that you may end up with indigestion. No, this is not a story about the recent elections – we all need a few months to recover from those. Rather I’m talking about those two-minute clips about disasters and tragedies that occur… Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes wildlife stories, stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. If you are 50 or older, you surely remember a wonderful little song from 1976 about two lovers named Susie and Sam. According to the song, they… Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes many of the wildlife stories on this website, new stories and stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. As the wild turkeys headed toward the log where I rested, I froze in place, hoping to avoid… Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes many of the wildlife stories on this website, new stories and stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. Our eyes are often drawn to the flashiest creatures around us, and this is particularly true with birds…. Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes many of the wildlife stories on this website, new stories and stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. If I had to nominate the 10 birds on my most popular list, the red-winged blackbird would certainly… Read more
There has been extensive media coverage in recent years regarding tick borne diseases in Maine. The most common of these is Lyme disease, but anaplasmosis and babesiosis are rapidly growing in prevalence here. The primary carrier of the bacteria causing those diseases is the black-legged tick, often called the deer tick. Maine unfortunately is now… Read more
f you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes many of the wildlife stories on this website, new stories and stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. Photo by Wirepec, iStock In early March many readers would like to be ensconced in warm climates well… Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes informative and entertaining stories about wildlife, as well as stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. If you have installed bird feeders for the winter, you are enjoying a range of visitors by now. Most days… Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes informative and entertaining stories about wildlife, as well as stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. Temperatures are falling and snow is piling up around town. That is great if you are a skier… Read more
If you enjoy this article, you’re sure to love Ed Robinson’s 2018 book, Nature Notes from Maine, which includes many of the wildlife stories on this website, new stories and stunning photographs and ink drawings. Click here for details. The holidays are upon us, and everywhere you see red – flashing lights, bright ribbons, ugly… Read more