by Roland D. Hallee Over the years there have been numerous reports of incidences where weasels have found their way into homes. Once, a woman in Bangor said she noticed what she thought was a rat or an escaped ferret in her ceiling. It had been running around in the ceiling, so she removed one […]
by Roland D. Hallee Just the other day a friend told me she thought robins went south for the winter. That is the common thought. The American robin is a migratory songbird. While robins occasionally overwinter in the northern United States and southern Canada, most migrate to Florida and the Gulf Coast to central Mexico. […]
by Roland D. Hallee Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home/Your house is on fire and your children are gone/All except one, and that’s Little Anne/For she has crept under the warming pan. I actually saw my first ladybug of the season just before Christmas. The ladybug as immortalized in the still-popular children’s nursery rhyme. They have […]
by Roland D. Hallee Every fall, when we begin the depressing work of closing down camp, a group of us campers get together for the “end of the season suppah.” And, inevitably, the questions are asked of me, “where do loons go in the winter, why do they leave, and how do they know to […]
by Roland D. Hallee My daughter just adopted a kitten. They are so cute and adorable, especially when you watch them chase a ball of yarn, fight to grab that elusive string hung in front of them, try to catch the red laser dot, or when they lay in your lap and purr into the […]
by Roland D. Hallee When I was having my usual morning coffee and Danish last week following Sunday church, at a local eatery, I happened to look up at a wide-screen television mounted on the wall to notice an outdoor show. It was your typical show, sponsored by outfitters, outdoor equipment companies and the opinions […]
by Roland D. Hallee Recently, a neighbor came over and warned me that he had just seen a raccoon enter my garage. It turned out to be another neighbor’s rather plump and large Maine coon cat. But it got me thinking. Raccoons, although they prefer deciduous and mixed forests for their habitat, are plentiful in […]
by Roland D. Hallee While watching the National Geographics channel on television, I saw an episode of a series called Great Migrations, and became very interested in the Monarch butterflies, who are among the most intriguing of the migrating species. The monarch is probably the best known of all North American butterflies. Its wings feature […]
by Roland D. Hallee There is nothing more soothing than to hear a coyote cry out in the darkness when at a remote location in Maine. Coyotes have made a return to Maine. This happened sometime in the 1960s and they have settled in very well. Archeological research has shown that coyotes lived in the […]
by Roland D. Hallee Over recent years I have been asked why certain creatures in nature seem to be disappearing. First we noticed a decline in fire flies, then June bugs, and even frogs. Last week, I received an email from a loyal reader about the absence of crickets this past summer. After reflecting, I […]