Category Archives: nature

Flight of a Russian Queen

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Carolina Wren

This girl looks coy with closed eyes but is probably acting. Carolina Wrens pair the year round and may be faithful to the same mate for years, up to a maximum recorded lifespan of 7 years. Great songsters for their … Continue reading

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We were Pleistocene Predators

As natural is a word with a vast definition, diet is one with almost unlimited scope. Hence, the exploration of a natural diet as the touchstone of optimal health is but a Grail quest. The omnivorous diet of the San … Continue reading

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Confessions of a beekeeper

The blogger is back after pausing to finish a novel Even if some days still feel wintry, birds and bees think otherwise. Carolina wrens and bluebirds have started nests in our boxes. My hive boiled with insects, rising like steam … Continue reading

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