Spring just keeps trying here in NewMahket. Winter refuses to give up. First we got rain that soaked the yard. The rain was followed by a heavy wet snow and cold. The good thing about Spring is that the snow doesn’t last very long. BOIDS We have a second species of crow that has been […]

After a three year hiatus, we have reinaugurated our local PI Day celebration. The weather was not as cooperative as one would like, but we decided to hold the PI Day Party anyway. We started PI Day with PI. There was rain overnight of PI Day that switched over to heavy wet snow and high

It is still winter here. Winter started late here but seems to be hanging around. We had another sloppy wet snow and are expecting more tomorrow. BOIDS Ron found an owl pellet near the Barred Owl perch and dissected it. I wasn’t sure weather to put the last picture under birds or mammals. Dinosaurs have

March came in like a LION. We had winter weather. First we had sleet that coated everything with a quarter inch of ice followed by a couple inches of snow. This really made a mess of things so travel was problematic. This was then followed by two days of extreme cold, danger cold below zero.

Winter came back with a vengeance. We were supposed to get four to six inches of snow, but instead got a quarter inch of ice and then two inches of snow. This made a real mess of things. Following the slop we got a cold snap to fix it in place. It almost makes one

It is kind of dreary here. I guess I have the mid winter doldrums. The weather has been highly variable going from very cold to quite warm. Snow wise, it hasn’t been much of a winter. It is almost enough to make one want to go to warmer climes. BOIDS The bay iced up during

Mistakes I have made In thought and word, I’m sorry Spring breeze, fresh start. My blogs have been getting stale and I found a new toy to play with. I have high hopes for freshening the blog a little. I apologize for the previous blog being so verbose. I was using an AI (Chatgpt) to

Welcome to our blog! We’re excited to share our passion for wildlife, food, and man’s best friend with you. From the chirping of birds to the howling of mammals, our world is filled with a diverse array of creatures that never cease to amaze us. And let’s not forget about our furry friends, the dogs,

January is birthday month for us. Andrew, Meg and Benji all have a birthday within a week of each other. Of course we celebrated the birthdays. We had a spot of winter weather with mostly heavy wet snow. The trees are weighed down because it was cold enough for the snow to stick to the

After a busy holiday season, things have really quieted down. It has been an unusually warm January with occasional winter weather. We got a little snow but it quickly melted away. The bay hasn’t frozen and there are still geese and duck hunters out there bothering our birds. Wink will be happy when the hunting