November 2020: Bear in Connecticut
Imagine my delight when my husband shouted, “There’s a bear in the yard!” Okay, so not everyone would be delighted. […]
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July 2020: Enjoying the Outdoors
In these strange times, there has been an amazing increase in foot traffic in wild places – people aching to […]
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January 2020: Frozen Frogs
Our own local wonder – the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) and the gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) can freeze in […]
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December 2019: The Adaptation of a Painted Turtle in Winter
The painted turtle is an aquatic reptile with lovely, painterly markings on the underside edges of the shell and along […]
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November 2019: The Great Hummingbird Migration
The ruby-throated hummingbird weighs less than a nickel. Every spring, they migrate up the east coast and as far as […]
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October 2019: Leave the Leaves
Every autumn, we’re treated to a resplendent show of changing leaf color in our landscape. As colder weather approaches, deciduous […]
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September 2019: Hawk Watch & Community Science Opportunity!
Each September, bird watchers are treated with the majestic sight of hawk migration – and you can see it, too, […]
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July 2019: Of Migration and Monarchs
Welcome to the first installment of Earthplace’s Naturalist Notes – a way for our readers to learn more about their […]
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