Author: Mike Dunn
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Canid Capers
Let me tell you something about wolves, child. When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths. ~George R. R. Martin One of the best things about Yellowstone in winter is the enhanced Read more…
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Winter Wonderland
Through the weeks of deep snow, we walked above the ground on fallen sky… ~Wendell Berry I alluded to this trip in our last post when I whined about missing our “big snow” at home while we were away. Well, we were away in our happy place, Yellowstone. And, even though it is experiencing a Read more…
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It Really Snowed (and we missed it)!
While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best. ~Thomas H. Allen While we were away in mid-late January we got our biggest snow of the past couple of years (a whopping 3+ inches I believe). We were bummed to miss it (even though we were off on an Read more…
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Oh Deer
Everything pales in comparison to deer. ~Bill Vaughan After the ubiquitous squirrels, deer have been the mainstay of the triggers on our three trail cameras. It was a busy fall with deer frequently visiting the vicinity of some oak trees as they searched for scarce acorns. Here are a few other clips showing some behaviors Read more…
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Refuge Ramble, Part 2 – Pea Island and Alligator River
Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way. ~John Muir This is the last in a series on my wanderings last week in eastern North Carolina and is about the middle of my trip when I visited the coast. After Read more…
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Bodie Island
I think the most important quality in a birdwatcher is a willingness to stand quietly and see what comes. Our everyday lives obscure a truth about existence – that at the heart of everything there lies a stillness and a light. ~Lynn Thomson After a rainy first day at Pungo, I headed to the coast, Read more…
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Refuge Ramble – Pocosin Lakes and Mattamuskeet
Our public lands – whether a national park or monument, wildlife refuge, forest or prairie – make each one of us land-rich. It is our inheritance as citizens of a country called America. ~Terry Tempest Williams Last week was another of those times I really appreciate our public lands. I spent four days on the Read more…
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1 Bird, 2 Birds, …and some cool other stuff
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own. ~Charles Dickens This past Thursday was our annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Pettigrew State Park. As usual, Melissa and I covered our part of the count circle, much of the Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. We had planned to Read more…
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Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…. ~John Burroughs May you find happiness and peace this holiday season. A few images from winters past… Read more…
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Nutcracker
Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! You plant it in the ground and it explodes into an oak. ~George Bernard Shaw The trail cameras have been busy these past few months with lots of images of squirrels (too many), raccoons, opossums, two coyotes (finally, I was beginning to wonder what happened), a Read more…
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