Curations from the Human Jungle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnWG3Xv7hag The Outside Story Backyard Neighbor: The Song Sparrow By Susan Shea In early March, birds that have been gone all winter begin appearing at my feeder. One of the earliest of these spring migrants is a brown-backed sparrow with a white breast coarsely streaked with brown. The streaks converge in a dark central breast... Continue Reading →
The Outside Story: White Admirals Winging Through the Woods By Susan Shea Walking on a woods road beside a stream in early July, I spotted several tight clusters of butterflies perched on scat piles and on wet sand near the brook. When one of the butterflies spread its wings, I saw that its topside was... Continue Reading →
[Silverbacks have a rutting season, too, but it lasts for 365 days and extends equally for both the male and female of the species. SB SM] The Outside Story By Susan Shea On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard... Continue Reading →
The Outside StoryBy Susan SheaNamed for their polka-dot-like markings, spotted turtles have declined throughout most of their range, which stretches from Maine south along the Atlantic coastal plain to northern Florida, and from western New York into the eastern Great Lakes states. This species is listed as threatened or endangered in northern New England states.... Continue Reading →
The Outside Story By Susan Shea I saw a new bird at my feeder last winter. In mid-December, a small, reddish-brown bird with an upturned tail, a white eyebrow-stripe, and a long, slender, downcurved bill was on the deck below our feeder. Looking at its cocked tail, I suspected it was a type of wren... Continue Reading →