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First Wildflower © Dave Spier At least one wildflower doesn't care what the weather is doing. It can produce its own heat from c...

March Trails – the Wetlands © 2009 Dave Spier The change from winter to spring, as much as we'd like it to be a one-way continuum, i...

South Carolina's Center for Birds of Prey © 2009 Dave Spier On our February trip south, we stopped at the South Carolina Center for Bird...

The Red-Breasted Nuthatch © 2008 Dave Spier At less than five inches long, the Red-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta canadensis ) is a little small...

 There are two nuthatches likely to be found in New York and the Northeast throughout the year. The common White-breasted Nuthatch prefers ...

© Dave Spier At this rate, it just might spend the winter here. Sometimes it flies close to the building, passing the west windows, and...

November Trails This blog has been reposted in two parts with additional photos. part 1 and part 2 Contact me at northeastnaturali...