Tag: nature
member name: Tina Coruth
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July 02, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
Two years ago, I observed a Great Blue Heron stalk frogs in the little pond out back. His patience was remarkable. He would stand statue-still for long periods of time, and then snap up his dinner in one . . .
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September 08, 2007 03:44 PM EDT --
Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 4:40 AM - I grabbed my binoculars, camera, and telescope accessories case and headed out the door. The full moon illuminated the way to my chair, table and telescope that had . . .
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September 29, 2007 05:25 PM EDT --
This is a reprint of an article I wrote a few years ago.* I should have posted it a week or two ago, but Autumn has just started, so I think it is still relevant. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping . . .
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May 24, 2007 01:07 PM EDT --
Until a few years ago I had never seen a black bear. During the first several years we lived in our home located in a semi-rural town in New Hampshire, neighbors occasionally reported sightings. Eventually, . . .
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August 24, 2008 04:43 PM EDT --
My 2009 Nature's Beauty Calendar just arrived from Zazzle.com. You might be thinking, "yeah, so?" Let me tell you. It is the creation of fellow Gatherer, Sue . . .
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February 19, 2008 12:18 PM EST --
Get ready for a total lunar eclipse! The entire eclipse will be visible to most of the Western Hemisphere. It will begin during the evening of Wednesday the 20th for North and South America. Observers . . .
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April 10, 2009 12:34 PM EDT --
Late in February, the chickadees in the birch tree screeched and carried on so that I immediately knew something was wrong. As I stood at the back door, I watched them swoop around each other near the . . .
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November 02, 2007 11:43 AM EDT --
"Comet Holmes brightens almost a million times" read the headlines on October 25th. Almost overnight a comet difficult to find in very good telescope made itself visible in the night sky. . . .
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October 10, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
Now that summer is over, I’ve been thinking about bugs. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about one of my favorite bugs, the dragonfly and wondering why we had so few in the yard . . .
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June 13, 2007 01:54 PM EDT --
One fine March day, I spotted a little bird perched on the top of the duck house by the edge of the pond. It flew out over the pond and returned to its perch several times. I got my binoculars . . .
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September 18, 2007 10:16 AM EDT --
September 17, 2007 - A fall nip in the air greeted New Hampshire this morning! It was a chilly 35 degrees. Northern parts of the state fell below 32 degrees. Sunshine quickly warmed the air. By 9:00 AM, . . .
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May 03, 2008 03:20 PM EDT --
Sunset on April 8th was a beauty. An artist's palette painted the western sky.
Yellow gave way to orange and pink as the blue deepened.
A few steps back and the cresent . . .
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August 29, 2008 06:17 PM EDT --
Last summer, I was concerned at how few dragonflies I saw around the yard. I'm happy to report that the dragonflies are back! I didn't get as many photos as I would like, but here are the photos . . .
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November 07, 2007 06:05 PM EST --
Opaque windows tried to hide the secret of the night. But it couldn't be kept. The deck boards crackled under foot this morning. A lone leaf lay covered in frost. The unseasonable warmth . . .
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November 11, 2007 05:00 PM EST --
Do you know what this plant is called? I took these photos in early September. My husband bought it and planted it a couple of years ago. The leaves are thick and leathery. It doesn't . . .
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November 30, 2007 06:23 PM EST --
I am reposting this with additional pictures. The first set of photos were taken in October. This second set was taken today, December 1, 2007.
Welcome to my first article in this new group. Please . . .
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June 06, 2008 04:48 PM EDT --
Birdwatching is one of my favorite passtimes of the last few years. A year ago, my husband got a nice little digital camera - an Olympus FE-210. Now I'm hooked on taking photos of birds, too. It's . . .
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June 21, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
I was going through my photos looking for a particular picture, which I couldn't find, when I realized I have a collection of weird photos. So, I thought I would share a few with you. I . . .
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