Author Archives: Tamra
WARNING: Lots of Adorable Photos Within
I recently finished a second, first draft of a new Cooper and Packrat adventure. (The plot of first draft was kind of . . . well, let’s just say it wasn’t what I hoped it’d be, so I started over … Continue reading
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Tagged eagles, fox, loons
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2013 Eaglets Revealed!
In spite of a busy opening weekend at the campground, I managed to get down to the lake to check on my eagles. It’d been two weeks since the eaglets were born. Any day now, I told my campers, we’d … Continue reading
Surprise!
I was already late for dinner, and I’d come home to tell Dave I’d be a few minutes more. “I have to grab the SD card from the trail cam,” I told him. “It’s been there for two weeks … Continue reading
We Have Eaglets!
How do I know? Nothing says ‘babies are in the nest’, like a pair of doting parents. I just happened to catch one of the adults wing into the aerie with a fish in its talons. After dropping supper … Continue reading
The Loons Arrive!
I was working on another Cooper and Packrat story when I came to a stand still . . . stuck . . . wordless . . . so I set out for the hiking trail and the lake to find … Continue reading
Anxiously Awaiting My 2013 Loons
With the sun beaming down and the birds chirping away, how could I resist taking another walk today? Especially since I was inside all weekend at a camping show . . . My eagles are still patiently sitting on the … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Nature Pic
Isn’t he cute???? Last June, Ben had taken out the trash, when all of a sudden he was back saying, “Grab your camera!” He led me to a baby chickadee, sitting by our dumpster, calling for its mom. I took … Continue reading
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Finding My Inner Middle-Schooler
So I’d finished my very rough draft of a second Cooper book and using a cool tip I’d learned from a fabulous Kate Messner presentation, I began to read it through while charting my characters, their habits, the weather, setting … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Nature Pic
Look who’s been out and about! This pic was taken with the trail camera on the 13th of this month. And here, he’s wandered into our backyard for a little shut eye the next morning. I can’t help but … Continue reading
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Tagged fox, trail camera, Wildlife
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Fox Sighting
The trail camera snapped a couple great photos of the fox . . . I’m going to try to use a higher resolution on it next week to get clearer photos. This cutie looks very healthy, doesn’t he? With all … Continue reading