Category Archives: Local Wildlife

Some of our neighbors are pretty wild!

Following Otter, Meeting Moose

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

Early yesterday morning, as I dreamed of following deer over the knoll, moose visited the yard again. A cow and calf came through the dooryard, revisiting the birch saplings other moose had eaten earlier and wiping out the small cherry … Continue reading →

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Shrews Like Popcorn?

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

Shrews are classified as insectivores, which implies they eat mostly insects, arthropods, and invertebrates like snails and earthworms. Some species of shrews apparently eat mice and small birds, and one of our nature manuals says they also eat “some plant … Continue reading →

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