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primarily the Northeast U.S., but many of the species, especially birds, range far beyond this region

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Invasion

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© Dave Spier There's a wildflower that's trying to take over much of the country from Alaska to Georgia and all of the nort...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Photographing Violets (revised)

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Photographing Violets -- © Dave Spier In the past, our front yard under the big shade trees was loaded with wild blue violets, but t...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Crocuses

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Last Saturday, the first two purple crocuses (croci if you prefer) appeared in our front yard. No, they didn't actually open that day...
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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Grackles

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The grackles are back - no surprise here since many types of birds are returning from the South. These are the "half-hardies" ...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Accipiters

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Juvenile Cooper's Hawk eating what might have been a Red-winged Blackbird(?)...  (It's hard to tell at this point, especially wit...
Monday, February 11, 2013

Merlins

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© Dave Spier The Merlin ( Falco columbarius ) was once known as the Pigeon Hawk, a strong indication of its diet, even though it's...
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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Tree Sparrows

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They migrate across southern Canada and winter in the colder portions of the lower 48 from Washington to Maine and south as far as Oklaho...
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