Hiking Nature

Good grief, how did they all fit inside her? I still cannot figure that one out. Nature is chock full o’surprises, that’s for sure.

Today I’d planned a typical, customary dusk hike – until the gathering clouds spurred me to check out the radar. Showers were obviously on the way, so if I [...]

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
This evening’s hike was yet another unique experience. It was fantastic! I’ll say it again: nature remains full of surprises, regardless of how often I return to the same location to hike again and again, year after year!
As I write, the movie Transformers is on. Not bad: lots of exciting action, interesting [...]

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I have finally come to a rock-solid conclusion as to the species of the elongate mammal I filmed as it ran up a steep hill along the South Cove trail at Radnor Lake.

It was an otter — specifically, a northern river otter — for certain. The giveaway was the tail!
I came very close [...]

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Mink are sometimes confused with otters. The most obvious difference is size; the mink is slightly smaller than a domestic cat, while an otter is considerably larger — closer in size to a medium-sized dog.
The tails differ as well. Otters have a stout tapering tail, horizontally flattened, whilst mink have a more cylindrical and somewhat [...]

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I would be very interested in your feedback here; I am not sure whether this is a mink or a river otter.
This elongate mammal was seen scurrying up a steep hill on Sunday, March 30, 2008. I am so glad the movement happened to catch my attention, but I sure wish I could have procured [...]

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These very short videos of a Canada Goose nesting at Radnor Lake in Nashville, Tennessee were shot on Thursday, March 27, 2008. Sadly, the goose and most of the eggs had disappeared by March 31; it appears the goose was taken by a predator.
Video 1

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