Blue Jay Barrens

Heather pointed out that the natural progression of ideas from animal tracks in the snow to tracks in the mud, should ultimately lead to ani...

I went out Wednesday night to look in the pond for breeding salamanders, but saw none. We haven’t yet had any good weather for salamander mo...

I have several old fence rows that separate the various prairie areas. All were infested with invasive plant species and there was no questi...

When the snow melts, you are left with mud. Last week, this was a snowy trail covered by a swarm of deer tracks. Now there are tracks, but t...

The snow is now gone, but these photos haven’t yet reached their seven day limit. I thought I would go ahead and post them, just in case we ...

One of the fun things about snow is the record it keeps of animal activities. This is one of the trails the deer follow into the backyard. W...

Occasionally, while walking at Blue Jay Barrens, I’ll look at something and just enjoy the beauty of the moment. This doesn’t happen often, ...