by Nancy Olmstead A month ago I was walking in the woods and it seemed like I couldn’t go more than a few feet without disturbing another chipmunk. The little brown stripe-y streaks were running all over the place, stopping to chirp and chatter at me as I passed. Don’t worry, buddy, I don’t want [...]
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Curious Chipmunks
Posted in Wildlife, tagged chipmunks, Nancy, Sciuridae on November 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Blue jays and bird colors
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blue jays, feather color, Nancy, peanut lady on October 16, 2011 | Comments Off
by Nancy Olmstead The woman who lives downstairs from me feeds the pigeons almost every morning. I know she’s out there when I hear a great swooshing of wings: dozens of pigeons flutter down to our driveway to greet her. She’ll also put out peanuts for the squirrels. Sometimes a crafty blue jay slips in [...]
Canada mayflower – more than meets the eye
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Nancy on October 4, 2011 | Comments Off
By Nancy Olmstead What is an individual plant? It’s pretty clear when you are looking at an individual squirrel, or an individual blue jay: it starts at the tail and ends at the head. The question gets harder to answer when you look at some kinds of plants, including many of our New England forest [...]