It’s in your nature: Nature’s beauty to brighten the season
It may be the “ugliest time” of the year.
No spring flowers yet, most of the birds have not started singing, and the forests have the same unimpressive looks since mid-November.
On top of that, this winter offered so little snow.
Snow cover at least seems to make the “woods” look more inviting. I thought it might be a good time to show a few pictures of prettier times in “Penn’s Woods.” I’ll dig out some pictures of some plants or animals that I think brighten up the surroundings. Maybe it will help us get through the next “not so pretty month” until April starts the show all over again. I Hope these photos help, and jump starts our anticipation to more wildlife activity and wonderful views that spring will soon bring.
That doesn’t mean I don’t get out there in these pre-spring months. I’m always looking for something while I’m poking around and I’ve learned that T.O.T. (time on task) gives me that chance to catch something new or different. So, maybe you can also “get out there.”
Test Your Outdoor Knowledge: Needle cast disease is killing many: A. Blue spruce; B. Douglas fir; C. Norway spruce; D. all of these
Last Week’s Trivia Answer: If your bluebird nest box contains a nest with feathers, it is not an Eastern bluebird nest. I’ve monitored hundreds and hundreds of bluebird nests and never found one with feathers. Tree swallows will travel great distances to find chicken feathers and they’ll line the nest with them.
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