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March 2024

For the Love of Screech Owls
Threads of Familiarity and Fondness
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Bill Davison
19
Sialia sialis: A Poem with Wings
March Madness is in the air, and rivals are engaged in intense competition. While some of this madness plays out on basketball courts, nature is also…
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Bill Davison
35
Rescuing an Owl
A friend sent me a provocative text on a recent Sunday morning. "There is a baby owl on the ground at the corner of Fell and Virginia. Mama owl is…
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Bill Davison
53
A Dreaming Crane
I am chin-deep in American Lotus. As I paddle into the marsh, huge round leaves brush against me and my kayak. My destination is a small, bird-laden…
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Bill Davison
40
A Humming Robin Video
Hello Friends, I captured a video of the Robin humming in our crabapple tree yesterday morning. You have to turn the volume up to hear his song over the…
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Bill Davison
17
Coaxing up the Sun
It is 26 degrees, and the crabapples have turned to sauce on the trees. There is a blanket of snow and a world locked in ice. It seems as if times are…
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Bill Davison
34

February 2024

The Improbable Mallard
Every Mallard you see is a miracle. Their very existence is improbable. The weather, human activities, and predators all conspire to recycle them back…
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Bill Davison
47
Snow Geese: Emissaries of Deep Time
Snow Geese are smart and wary; they flush at the slightest provocation. I see tens of thousands of them this time of year along the Illinois River…
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Bill Davison
26
Pileated Woodpeckers: The Forest Primeval
Pileated Woodpeckers possess great power. You can hear it in their wingbeats, their bills striking wood. It resides in their wild laughter and…
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Bill Davison
38
A Wakeful Candle, a Nascent Dragon
On the value of appreciating what you have
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Bill Davison
17
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