What if your nose was blue? Whenever I look at a ruddy duck, so named for its body colour, of all things, and not its bright blue nose, this is the phrase that comes to mind. Takes me back to my classroom days when it was popular to call out randomly, “you’re a ________” when … Continue reading Blue Nosed Twitchers
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Pemberton welcomes the Great Grey Owl
On March 17, 2018, John Tschopp, wrangler of all people ornithologically-inclined, shared that there is a new bird for the Pemberton list. Birders in the Upper Valley noticed a Great Grey Owl, spotted at several locations, in early March. Great Grey owls have big territories and live in the northern hemisphere's circumpolar regions. They can … Continue reading Pemberton welcomes the Great Grey Owl