SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee They seem to have invaded our environment and taken up permanent residence in the state of Maine. We are seeing more and more of them in and around our homes. More so this time of year when the critters are attempting to come indoors where its warm. They […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee As an update to my column of two weeks ago about the disappearance of birds from our backyard feeders, I have done some more research, and received some feedback from readers. Through the dog days of August, it is not unusual to see and hear fewer birds. The […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Where have all the birds gone? That is a question that has been asked of me many times over the last several weeks. My wife first brought it to my attention when we first moved back to town from camp in early October. So, like a good husband, […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee During one of the final weekends of camp, my wife and I, one day, were sitting on the deck, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather and watched nature as we made our plans for closing up camp for the summer. It was a warm, sunny day with a slight […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee A little while ago, while watching the National Geographic’s 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, Danaus plexippus, is probably the best […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Isn’t it amazing how when you begin a conversation with someone, inevitably, it always leads to the weather. What would we do if we didn’t have the weather to talk about. Maybe some of us would never speak. Whether you’re at the supermarket, church, or just bumping into […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Last week a reader sent a photograph of a caterpillar that she couldn’t identify (see photo). The photo she sent shows the Hyalophora cecropia in its fifth instar (stage) of development, or the cecropia moth caterpillar. It is the largest native North American moth. The female moth has […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee We haven’t had one of these in a long time, so it was kind of timely because it happened on one of our last fishing outings of the season. With summer officially ending on September 21, my wife and I are preparing to close camp, so the boat […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Well, we are approaching that sad time of year when my wife and I are readying to shutter camp for the winter. It’s with mixed emotions because we really enjoy camp (we live there from May to October), but it’s football season, and we are both avid New […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee With the relatively dry summer we have experienced in 2017, you have probably noticed an increase in activity by bees and wasps over recent weeks. That is typical of a rainless period as bees are now out in search of moisture of any kind to continue their work […]