Standing at the window watching the weather can become a consuming activity. Even if the weather seems changeless, something will come into view. While so engaged one day last week, a large bird swept ...

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A New York State Department of Conservation Region 8 colleague regularly captured the most wonderful nature photographs. This time we are sharing a photo Russel captured of the Red-tailed hawk. Elena, ...

Some few years ago I spent an enjoyable afternoon acting as a German Short-haired Pointer working a forest edge with a couple of students from my Field Biology class (a Beagle and Jack Russel Terrier, ...