Author Archives: Tamra
2016 Loon Watch: The Week Before Hatching
My Summer With The Loons: Week 4 In the final days before (what I’d calculated to be) 2016’s loon hatching day, something felt a little different. I was going out in my kayak at the same time. Sitting in the … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, Cooper and Packrat, kayaking, Loon Watch, loons, Mystery on Pine Lake, Wildlife
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2016 Loon Watch ~ Nesting Weeks Two and Three
My Summer With The Loons: Weeks Two and Three During the second and third weeks of monitoring the loons nesting period, I got into a routine. I’d paddle out at 6am to see them, coasting the last fifty yards or … Continue reading
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2016 Loon Watch ~ My Summer With the Loons
My Adventure Begins My story begins back in May, 2016. School was in session, we owned the campground and it had just opened, aaaand I struggled to find writing time for Cooper and Packrat’s fourth adventure, Mystery of the Bear … Continue reading
What Did That Fox Just Eat???
Through my trail cam and photos, I have watched foxes eat many things . . . As I snapped this photos series of of this adorable kit, I sat high on a hill above, quite a distance away with my … Continue reading
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Gopher Tortoise
An Endangered Species in Florida I’ve visited my in-laws on Sanibel Island so many times over the last twenty years, that it has become like a second home to me. Everywhere you go, there are yellow warning signs that say: … Continue reading
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Mystery Bird in My Backyard
I had a new visitor to my feeders this week. Only one, not a flock or a pair. I was curious, so I quickly snapped a few photos and looked him up in my trusty bird book. I have to … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, Wildlife
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Baltimore Orioles
Nature’s Amazing Weavers! Baltimore Orioles are one of my favorite birds and I watch for them every spring. My Grandmother liked to tell me a story about how my Grandpa would stand under their blossoming crab apple tree in the … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, kayaking, Wildlife
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Cedar Waxwings – Masked Bandits
Cedar Waxwing Writing Prompt Cedar Waxwings are a favorite of mine. They look like masked bandits, don’t they? With that mask, a pale yellow belly and a yellow tip on their tail, they’re fun to photograph. Harder to see and … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, hiking, Wildlife, writing notes
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Searching For Something New
An April Vacation ~ Earth Day Challenge Those who have followed along on my wildlife adventures, might remember that I have a connection to Sanibel Island, in Florida. My husband’s parents introduced me to it years ago and it has … Continue reading
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Tagged Sanibel Island, Sea Turtle, turtles, Wildlife
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Snapping Turtle Fight!
From Research To Written Word Snapping turtles. I’ve seen them sunning themselves on rocks . . . Had them lay eggs on my front lawn . . . I researched a lot and learned cool facts. Did you know snapping … Continue reading