Story and Photograph Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… I truly love living in the “North Country”, however, it takes a bit of patient this time of year, while wishing for calendar spring to become a reality. Yesterday early morning...
Read MoreStory and photographs by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… this is the time of year when I removed all the bird feeders, suet feeders, and other bird food containers nightly. Then they are stored in critter-proof containers and...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Although it is “calendar spring” for many, it is still eluding some of us in the North Country. Only a random day of warmth lets us know, in between snowstorms, that spring...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… since prehistoric times humans have been eating eggs. I recently learned that more than six billion eggs are consumed annually in the United States of America. I was intrigued...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… they are beginning to reappear, no not leprechauns, but another which is equally considered “Lucky”. I am talking about Ladybugs. Just a bit of warmth and sunshine brings them...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… we have several big birds in our area that are not raptors and are unlikely to appear at your bird feeders. They are not seed-eaters, but one or the other may be seen close to...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Eagles like other raptors (birds of prey) are normally solitary birds. However, during the next few weeks, you may have an opportunity to see or photograph both the female and...
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Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… the two, four, six or eight appendages...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… January temperatures may range from below freezing or reach double digits in the forties all within a weeks’ time. Sometimes I would like to grab a good book, sit near the...
Read MoreStory and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… Nature has given each and every critter whether they are predators or prey a means of defending themselves. As curious children and occasionally as curious adults we have...
Read MoreStory and photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… sometimes it is only as far as our balcony to fill the bird feeders and add fresh water to the birdbath. That would be a day when the winds are howling and deep snow has...
Read MoreStory and photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… quietness has descended upon the meadow now that it is covered with a deep blanket of snow. The silence is briefly broken, in the early morning when I am sighted by blue jays...
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