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Four wild turkey hens enjoyed dust baths in my backyard last week. One of them seemed extremely reluctant to abandon her spa treatment.

Speaking of Nature: A spa day for the hens

by Bill Danielson April 18, 2023

This photo shows some gelatinous masses of wood frog eggs that were laid in a very shallow puddle in an old forest road. Each little black dot represents a frog embryo.

Speaking of Nature: Amphibians in April

by Bill Danielson April 11, 2023

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Speaking of Nature: Dead and broken trees a boon to birds

by Bill Danielson April 6, 2023

When I hear the year’s first song sparrow singing in my yard I will laugh out loud with joy.

Speaking of Nature: The first day of spring

by Bill Danielson March 28, 2023

This enormous eastern cottontail actually has rolls of fat around his neck and a rather large tear in his left ear.

Speaking of Nature: The biggest rabbit I’ve ever seen

by Bill Danielson March 14, 2023

This adult male red squirrel bears the scars of conflict and competition quite visibly.

Speaking of Nature: Conflict — The fight for survival

by Bill Danielson March 7, 2023

I came across this black cherry tree while hiking on Mt. Greylock in November. Note the flaky gray bark and the huge “knot” that is an indication of an infection of the black knot fungus. No other species of tree will have a trunk like this.

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Speaking of Nature: The black cherry — An easy tree to identify in winter

by Bill Danielson February 21, 2023

This eastern gray squirrel has cut off the supply of seed from this feeder by exerting weight upon the perch with its hind foot.

Speaking of Nature: Man vs. squirrel, round 2

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteFebruary 17, 2023

This is the moment when the little red squirrel cracked the code and got into my peanut feeder. This means war!

Speaking of Nature: Feeder raiders: How one particularly tenacious red squirrel cracked the code to my birdfeeder

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteFebruary 7, 2023

This photo says a lot about the northern mockingbird's preferred habitat. Look for brushy thickets in a patchwork habitat around buildings and you will likely find a mockingbird there.

Speaking of Nature: The grand deception of the northern mockingbird

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteJanuary 24, 2023