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ljmarkson

Mar 18, 20232 min read

Our Actions Have Amplified Cowbird's Impact

At the end of February, the when the red-winged blackbirds migrate North, their raucous noise is replaced by the gurgling murmur of a...

ljmarkson

Aug 28, 20221 min read

Counting Pollinators and Making Connections at Pollinator Picnics

On August 20 people of all ages counted pollinators and helped highlight the importance of native plants as a host, habitat and nectar...

ljmarkson

Jan 11, 20222 min read

If Nature Was Predictable, It Wouldn't Be So Fascinating

My tiny, semi-urban, rewilded yard surprises me. Every. Single. Day. This past Sunday it was deathly quiet in both the front and...

ljmarkson

Nov 29, 20215 min read

The Squirrel and Acorn Connection

I wish I spoke Eastern grey squirrel on a warm day a couple weeks ago when I saw an industrious young squirrel think he was cleverly...

ljmarkson

Aug 16, 20212 min read

Hummingbirds and Windows

Drama unfolded in my small semi-urban rewilded yard recently when two ruby-throated hummingbirds, probably engrossed in a territorial...