Monthly Archives: January 2015

Signs of Winter 9: House Cat Day III

Two years ago in my January 21, 2013 blog (very optimistically entitled “Signs of Spring 3”) and again in last years’ January 28, 2014 blog “The Winter: Housecat Day II” I wrote about Groundhog Day and suggested that we change … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 8: Bees!

Jennifer Wood and her husband Robert Steffes keep bees. Over the years they have been not only great sources of information about these wonderful animals, but also they have kept me well supplied with the jars of honey I need … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 7: Beavers and Otters

Over the past few weeks I have had two very interesting communications from friends and colleagues here in Western Pennsylvania. One involved signs of beaver activity along the Kiski River and the other involved seeing river otters in one of … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 6: Birds of a Feather

Winter is a great time to observe flocks of birds. Large birds, like geese for example, often fly in specific geometric formations (the “V’s”) in order for individuals in the flock to take advantage of both reduced wind resistance and … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 5: Migrate, Mutate, or Die

I have been searching around a number of “famous quotes” web sites to try to find out who first coined the phrase “migrate, mutate or die.” I wanted to use it in a winter blog with a re-phrasing into “hibernate, … Continue reading

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