Story and Photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… I have always found bird feathers fascinating. Not only are they the visual way of identifying many species of birds, they are also interesting plumage. Birds are defined by...
Read MoreStory and Photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… winter generally provides me ample opportunities to slow down and spend time observing the wildlife from our kitchen windows. Just before or after a winter storm there is a...
Read More
Story and Photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… our property consists of lawn, flower...
Read MoreStory and Photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… I have heard and seen that another irruption is happening this fall/winter season. An irruption, although not fully understood, is a sudden arrival of “rare” birds in an area...
Read MoreStory and photos by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Preparations for the “long winter’s nap” have begun for many already. Black bears (Ursus americanus) have “bulked up” and their stored fat will be burned for energy so there will...
Read MoreStory and Photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… the foliage colors were so extraordinary this year, beginning the last week of September in the Adirondacks and continuing throughout all of October in Central New York State....
Read MoreStory and Photos by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Autumn is courtship time for many large mammals. Both deer and moose began the rutting (breeding) season about mid-September and it will continue through October and into November....
Read MoreStory and Photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Some of our lesser treasured creatures are spiders, but I have discovered that the more I learn about them the more fascinating they have become, perhaps you will think so...
Read MoreStory and Photos by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… I am feeling a little melancholy as summer is beginning to slip away and evidence of autumn is emerging. As always, the sadness of summer lost is quickly replaced with colorful...
Read MoreStory and Photos by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… here in the Northeast we are blessed to find them in gardens, woodlands, wetlands, and roadsides. We are fortunate to also have thousands of wildflowers, hundreds of different...
Read MoreStory and photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Even though I have been enjoying, learning, and appreciating the meadow for about twenty-five years, I am always amazed at how it is never the same and is always evolving....
Read MorePhotos and Story by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… quite often I wander with children and delight in the questions of “what is that?” which I am likely to hear throughout our hike. As a naturalist, often I can easily answer each...
Read More
Join our mailing list to receive the top stories each week in your inbox.
