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Inquisitive Chip

June 10, 2010 Elizabeth

What a sweet boy! … [Read more...]

Dogs Basset Hound, Chip

New Baltimore Oriole Feeder

June 9, 2010 Elizabeth

The guys (and gals) in the Gera Old Tractor Club gave me a $50.00 gift certificate to Wild Birds Unlimited in Frankenmuth as a thank you for building their website.  I wasn’t sure what I wanted until this Spring. I really needed a new hummingbird feeder and an oriole f … [Read more...]

BirdWatching Baltimore Oriole

Great Mid Day Toad Photos

June 5, 2010 Elizabeth

So, the large toad that we saw on May 19th was back in the yard in the middle of the day today!  This was a rare opportunity for some really vibrant toad photos. I’m quite pleased with these.  … [Read more...]

Toads American Toad

Night Time Toad Photos

June 3, 2010 Elizabeth

Saw this very large toad one evening while the dogs and I were cleaning and picking up.  This is the largest toad we’ve seen this year. … [Read more...]

Toads American Toad

Frankenmuth Dog Bowl 2010

May 30, 2010 Elizabeth

Steve, Quincy, Chip and I ventured out on Sunday to the Frankenmuth Dog Bowl at Riverplace in Frankenmuth, Michigan.  It was an incredibly hot day.  I think temperatures were over 90 degrees.  The dogs were hot. Steve and I were hot.  So, we didn’t do as many activities as we wou … [Read more...]

Dogs Chip, Frankenmuth Dog Bowl, Quincy

More alarming news from Bat Conservation International

May 22, 2010 Elizabeth

I received another email alert today.  More bad news for bats. . . On Monday, we emailed you about White-nose Syndrome spreading to the endangered gray bat. Today, biologists have even worse and more shocking news. The fungus linked to WNS, which has killed over a … [Read more...]

Bats Bat Conservation International, Bats

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