Now that spring has arrived you may be seeing one of the heralds of spring – the Chipmunk! They are emerging from their winter dens where they basically slept away the cold winter in their soft and cozy unground nests…complete with latrine and larder! Did you know...
Although not ‘animals’ like our title indicates, we chose to focus on oak trees in this newsletter because I was beaned on the head with an acorn the other day! Ouch! We are blessed with many oak trees on our property, and they are abundant along Birchview Road....
I saw one of these booting it across the road on my way home one day. She moved very rapidly and made it safely across. Garter snakes can be found in a variety of habitats – forests, fields, wetlands, and even in cities. It is that adaptability that has made them...