I empathize with the woman who wrote on Threads this weekend that she'd like to wake up just one morning and not hear distressing or disturbing or disgusting news emanating from the White House. On Saturday morning, it was war with Iran. Every day some hellish thing greets us -- some video of ICE agents … Continue reading Too much distressing
Beginner’s luck at hand-feeding a chickadee
On a whim of the moment, I put some black-oil sunflower seeds in my right hand and held them out with the hope that a black-capped chickadee might take them. I stood between a bird feeder and a hemlock tree. Two chickadees darted through the air and landed in the hemlock. This is how they … Continue reading Beginner’s luck at hand-feeding a chickadee
Honor among hunters, or jealousy?
My weekend Sun column describes how a Maryland Natural Resources Police officer determined that a large antlered deer had been taken out of season -- killed in Frederick County with a gunshot during the archery season. In some ways, it's a case of Guilty But Mostly Stupid because the poacher bragged about his kill, posing … Continue reading Honor among hunters, or jealousy?