Tag: Wildlife
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It’s Spring so Bear With Me
Well, that was a hiatus. I’ve got some fun updates though. We’ve started ramping up getting ready to make our final move from the city to the country which is really exciting. The move won’t be for a few months yet but we just keep checking off big things on the house so it’s moving…
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The Last of the PNW Big Predators
So we’ve been running ourselves a little ragged lately. It’s been a lot of stuff with the house, our road, and a lot of back and forth between the city and the country as decisions have to be made. There just hasn’t been steam left after a 3-4 hour round trip car ride 3 times…
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Bebop Skeedle-dee- Da Dow
Prints and scat—and no, I don’t mean the kind jazz greats are known for— are something I’ve learned to identify. You know that rustle in the underbrush you hear off about 20′ in the distance? Well, if you see fresh poo or prints you can have a better understanding of what’s around you. Also, if…
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Our Friend Bob…
We have a friend. We haven’t seen much of him or really any of him at all…except for an occasional chalky deposit he leaves on our road. He’s honestly the best neighbor we have. He keeps rabbits down and works on a shift that we don’t mind. And really, he prefers to keep to himself.…
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Birds and Cameras
Awhile back I wrote about Birds and forest management. Well, today we’re going to go a little more in-depth. So…I don’t know if you’re coming at this as seasoned birders or if you’re just getting started but as an amateur but avid birder myself these are my best tips for how to start engaging with…
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Lions and Tigers and Trespassers?
So 40 acres in the PNW, what could go wrong? INNUMERABLE things, that’s what (Note the unordered list to follow): Bears Mountain Lions Trespassers with guns Crazy neighbors Spraining an ankle at the bottom of our 300′ incline hill. Eating an incorrectly identified mushroom Honestly, though the one that keeps me up at night is…
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Our Constraints and Advantages
My husband reads a lot. And he reads really quickly. This means he reads almost everything. During the pandemic while our backyard garden was in full bloom he picked up The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk. Dan told me I had to read it. SO…I did. As someone who grew up with grandparents…
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