Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Black bears are returning, and I like it

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(Ben G, a bear cub who lived in our house for a few weeks, a long time ago.) I've waited 31 years for this day.  And then this week...
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Monday, November 29, 2010

I'm rooting for the deer hunters, again

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(White-tailed deer congregated in a feeding yard.  The number of deer here suggests a high density of deer in the area.) I am a wildl...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010

The life of a census enumerator

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(Off to work.) "Hello.  My name is Tom Gavin and I work for the U.S. Census Bureau.  Is this 455 Elm Street?  And were you living ...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tree planting programs: another form of greenwash?

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(Is embedding tree seeds in cardboard a good idea, or just another round of greenwash?) We hear a great deal about programs to encourag...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Does touching a bird's nest cause the female to abandon it?

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(Male Bobolink.  The male usually helps at the nest, but the female does most of the work.) Did you grow up with your mother telling yo...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Hay fever and the evolution of pollination

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(This woman is enjoying a good sneeze thanks to anemophily .) April and May are my favorite months in upstate New York, because overt b...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

My wife, the amenity thief

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(Are these items found in a hotel in Hong Kong or in my bathroom in Danby, NY?  Answer: both.) Step into any hotel room with my wife an...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

What in the world is Danby?

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(Make sure you come with a full gas tank.  We have no gas station.) The late Carl Sagan, who was a professor at Cornell, once said th...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Sense of place

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(Today's post is not humorous, so set the dial in your brain accordingly.  It is a little deeper, and more heartfelt than usual.  Bu...
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