POTD 3/31/25
March 31, 2025 - EYES ON THE PRIZE - A Tom Turkey keeps an eye on the hen crossing in front of him. Tom Turkeys are in full mating mode....
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POTD 3/30/25
March 30, 2025 - I'M CALLING SPRING! - Now that we have seen a Robin in the yard - I'm calling it Spring. Robins don't show up in souther...
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POTD 3/29/25
March 29, 2025 - HOUSEKEEPING - What appeared to be a pair of Herons (not two males fighting over a nest), work on rebuilding an existing...
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POTD 3/28/25
March 28, 2025 - NOT A BAD SPOT - Now that the Herons are back on the beaver pond - I hang out there more often to keep track of the nest...
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POTD 3/27/25
March 27, 2025 - REMODELING - Herons are back claiming nests on the beaver pond. One of the three nests from last year was destroyed by h...
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POTD 3/26/25
March 26, 2025 - DRIPPY - My least favorite form of precipitation- freezing rain - drips the following day. Our see-saw weather includes...
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POTD 3/25/25
March 25, 2025 - FOXES RETURN - Fox Sparrows - which the field guide described as large, plump sparrows with a rusty rump - may not appre...
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POTD 3/24/25
March 24, 2025 - OFF IN A SPLASH - A flock of Ring-necked Ducks spooked when I approached the edge of Mill Pond. Google says Ring-necked...
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POTD 3/23/25
March 23, 2025 - LOTS OF JUNCOS - We had a few Juncos around all winter - but have seen a really large flock in the yard recently. Probab...
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POTD 3/22/25
March 22, 2025 - SPRING EMERGING - A Crocus bloom starts to push up through the foliage - a sign Spring has sprung in Southern New Hampsh...
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POTD 3/21/25
March 21, 2025 - STRETCHING - A Ring-Necked Duck shows his name-sake neck ring during a stretch. Waterfowl are showing up - on queue afte...
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POTD 3/20/25
March 20, 2025 - FOR A SONG - The equinox - when daylight and dark are equal - triggers changes in the natural world. Plants and animals'...
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POTD 3/19/25
March 19, 2025 - SMART BIRDS - A few of the Turkeys in the flock frequenting our yard have learned that they can bump the bird feeder to...
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POTD 3/18/25
March 18, 2025 - ONWARD THROUGH THE FOG - An anthem of the 70's - but the way to get around outside today.;-)
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POTD 3/17/25
March 17, 2025 - THE RIGHT PLACE - A female Cardinal at the feeder marked "birds" - so she came to the right place.;-)
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POTD 3/16/25
March 16, 2025 - EXPLORING OPEN WATER - A beaver swims along the edge of the ice as there is finally enough open water for beavers to get...
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POTD 3/15/25
March 15, 2025 - THAT LOOK - A Common Grackle at the feeder with a menacing look.
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POTD 3/14/25
March 14, 2025 - LOVELY DOVE - The Mourning Doves are back. This one broadcasting it's mournful call from the tallest perch around.
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POTD 3/13/25
March 13, 2025 - DRINK UP - A Blue Jay sends a spray while drinking at the bird bath. Birds drink water by filling their beaks with liqui...
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POTD 3/12/25
March 12, 2025 - OPEN WATER - Finally some open water (a little) on the edge of the beaver pond next to the dam. Enough for the beavers t...
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POTD 3/11/25
March 11, 2025 - FILL ER' UP - Waxing Gibbous Moon heading toward the March Full Worm Moon Thursday-Friday. The March full moon is known...
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POTD 3/10/25
March 10, 2025 - FIRST SPRING BLOOM - A tiny Snowdrop blooms in a garden on our roof (Earth-sheltered house) - and is always the first fl...
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POTD 3/9/25
March 09, 2025 - FICKLE WEATHER = FOGGY ROAD - A warm stretch brought fog to our snow-covered country road.
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POTD 3/8/25
March 08, 2025 - WINTER SKY - It's not always sunny in southern New Hampshire.:-)
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POTD 3/7/25
March 07, 2025 - NUTTY - White-breasted Nuthatch at a watering hole on the maple tree.
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POTD 3/6/25
March 06, 2025 - DOWNY SOFT - A male Downy woodpecker at the suet feeder. A Downy woodpecker is called "Downy" because of the soft, down-...
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POTD 3/5/25
March 05, 2025 - DRIP DRINKS - A Chickadee drinks drips from a large icicle hanging from a maple tree branch. It was just warm enough for...
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POTD 3/4/25
March 04, 2025 - TRUE COLORS - Wild Turkeys displaying bright, iridescent feathers. Iridescent feathers are feathers that display shimmer...
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POTD 3/2/25
March 02, 2025 - MORE TURKEY - Tom Turkey with a "devil may care" snood attitude!:-)
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POTD 3/1/25
March 01, 2025 - SQUIRRELLY - A Red Squirrel found it's way to the little cage feeder under the eave. Everybody has got to eat.;-)
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