Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road

Author: Mike Dunn

  • Happy Birthday

    Wherever you meet this sign [National Wildlife Refuge sign], respect it. It means that the land behind the sign has been dedicated by the American people to preserving, for themselves and their children, as much of our native wildlife as can be retained along with our modern civilization. Wild creatures, like men, must have a… Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Red Sky in Morning

    A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves. ~ Marcel Proust It lasted only a few minutes…starting as a flame of orange in the East, then spreading and growing in intensity to become a contrasting backdrop to the black lines of the trees. Within 15 minutes, it started to fade.… Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Spring Forward

    The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. ~Gertrude S. Wister The change in our clocks this past weekend is one of the ways most of us know that spring is on the way in spite of the cold the past few weeks.… Read more…

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  • Nature in the ‘Hood

    There is something that can be found in one place. It is a great treasure which may be called the fulfillment of existence. The place where this treasure can be found is the place where one stands. ~Martin Buber Indeed, there are beauties all around us, so it really doesn’t matter where you stand, or… Read more…

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  • Spaces Still Available for Yellowstone in June

    But if one steps off the road, even a few hundred feet, and listens, there is a calm to the land, a certain wild rhythm that is closer to the surface than in most places. ~Renee Askins, speaking of Yellowstone My favorite place had a birthday this week. On Sunday, March 1, Yellowstone turned 143… Read more…

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  • Enough Already

    Only with winter-patience can we bring the deep-desired, long-awaited spring. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh I think I should have been more precise in my wishes in my last post, Until Next Winter….what I meant to say was I can’t wait until next winter at Pungo. I think I have had enough of whatever is happening… Read more…

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  • Until Next Winter

    Bird migration is the one truly unifying phenomenon in the world… ~Scott Weidensaul Having been stuck in the Piedmont the last two weeks with other priorities, I imagine the Snow Geese have left their winter home at Pocosin Lakes NWR and started their long journey north. The Tundra Swans have probably started as well, but… Read more…

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  • Pungo Reflections – Sky

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    The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and moon keep their diary. ~ Alfred Kreymborg One of my favorite things about eastern North Carolina is the big sky (maybe that’s why I like Montana so much as well). And I have seen some wonderful big skies at Pungo this year, especially… Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Pungo Reflections – Forest

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    Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares that will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering…observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops. ~Maya Angelou It was certainly too cold for ants on my last trip, but not for enjoying the treetops. On my trips with clients… Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Spaces Remain for Yellowstone in June…Join me for an unforgettable experience in Yellowstone. Details on my Trips page. Read more…

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    Mike Dunn