<strong>S</strong>eason is a word thatĢƵ used in all kinds of ways. We just endured the merciful end of a disappointing football season. Deer season always feels too short. The construction season is generally considered as all but the winter months, and the ...
Readers who feed birds know how the antics of small but energetic creatures can cheer a winter day. The comings and goings of chickadees, titmice, blue jays, nuthatches and woodpeckers offer welcome diversion. Male cardinals are especially striking. Their vivid red, posed against the winter ...
ThereĢƵ no photo of a downed ruffed grouse to make this column complete. ThatĢƵ fine. I didn’t kill one the lone day I hunted grouse this year. It wasn’t for lack of trying that I did not down a grouse that day. I came home with two empty shell casings to show for three windy, snowy ...