by Roland D. Hallee I was saddened to hear of the unfortunate outcome in the saga of the great black hawk that found its way to Maine, only to discover this place, especially December to April, is not friendly to tropical birds. In case you haven’t heard, a great black hawk appeared in Maine in […]
by Roland D. Hallee, managing editor, The Town Line newspaper This is an important message. Do not turn the page. Does that sound familiar? I receive something like that every day, over the phone. It’s a robo call, and it sounds like this: “This is an important message. Don’t hang up.” At which point, I […]
by Roland D. Hallee Let me begin this column by emphatically stating that I am not a film critic by any stretch of the imagination. I usually leave that up to Peter Cates, The Town Line’s esteemed reviewer. But I saw a film recently that truly inspired me, and because it is about geese, I […]
by Roland D. Hallee A week ago, Jayne Winters, of South China, sent along some excellent photos of a red fox that has been visiting her property recently. The photos were remarkable and deserved some attention. It’s been a while since we visited with red foxes in our area, of which there are an abundance. […]
by Roland D. Hallee While driving to work one morning before Christmas – one of those balmy days we had back then – I could smell the unmistakable odor of a nearby skunk. As a matter of fact, I smelled it two days in a row. Strange time of year for skunks to be out […]
by Roland D. Hallee Some creep, crawl, fly and even sting, but research and anecdotal evidence concur, the population and diversity of insects on the earth has been rapidly declining in the past decade, and many are on the brink of extinction. And without a diverse population of insects, scientists agree the ecosystem will likely […]
by Roland D. Hallee Since we began a two-part series on the former Killdeer Lodge, in China, in this week’s issue, why don’t we find out exactly what is a killdeer. It’s probably one of the most misnamed creatures. They are birds, they fly, and they don’t kill deer. The killdeer feeds primarily on insects, […]
by Roland D. Hallee A couple of weeks ago, while my wife and I made our semi-annual trip to my brother’s in Vermont, he pointed out to us all the pine trees that were a yellow-orange in color. We were on our way to Sunday morning breakfast when he asked me what I thought might […]
by Roland D. Hallee The resources available to today’s “great wild game hunters” When I was having my usual morning coffee and Danish last week following Sunday church, I happened to look up at a wide-screen television mounted on the wall of a local restaurant to notice an outdoor show. It was your typical show, […]
by Roland D. Hallee There they were! Marching along the railing of my porch as my wife and I were enjoying the day’s end of sunshine on a Saturday afternoon. They formed a column like a trucking convoy, one behind the other, all heading in the same direction. Blackish-colored bugs with red stripes, about a […]