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It's late autumn and the critters help themselves to whatever's available
This gray squirrel found a weathered and wrinkly apple on the ground and decided on taking it back into the apple tree before gnawing away.The red squirrel stuck with more traditional fare -- a black...
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The Day the Duck Hunters Died: a look back at waterfowling's darkest hour
It was a time when much of the country was still feeling the effects from the Great Depression. In rural America the contents of a hunter's game bag greatly helped add to the family larder. Water fowl...
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Creature comforts: enjoying the warm weather respite
Long migratory flights have been put on hold in recent days. Here a drake and hen mallard take advantage of the open water on "celery brook" to do some dabbling.Downstream from the River Street bridge,...
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Photos: Local bird watching
Dylan Brew, of Schoen Productions, shared these photos he took of some feather-covered visitors he had today.He identified them (though I'm not sure I'm posting them in the right order) as: Carolina...
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Photo: A snowy owl
Here's one of the snowy owls out at the airport in a photo by Dylan Brew, of Schoen Productions.
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The red-bellied woodpecker expands its feeding grounds
There was a time when the red-bellied woodpeckers never ventured into our yard, instead choosing to scour the bark of the big cottonwood, as seen here, or sidling along the branches of the box elders...
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Wintering songbirds thrive despite the cold
Thanks in large part to a constantly filled bird feeder, the Winter of 2015 has seen an abundance of feathered visitors in and around our yard. This cardinal waits on a snow-covered spruce bough...
View ArticleCounty shares further details on plan for bow hunting in park
Questions were answered and misconceptions cleared during a meeting in Bethany Wednesday night on a proposal to allow deer hunting during bow season in Genessee County Park, said Parks Supervisor Paul...
View ArticleHawley, Ranzenhofer introduce bill to allow big game hunting with rifles in...
Press release:State Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer and Assemblyman Stephen Hawley have introduced special legislation, S.1292/A.4367, in the New York State Legislature to allow the use of rifles for...
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Frankie's RocknGirl: a standardbred foal who went toe to toe with Old Man Winter
Life for Frankie's RocknGirl began on a frigid, if not inauspicious note. She made her entrance into the world at the Goodwin Farm in Byron in the wee hours of February 28th, the last day of what was...
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Despite a shortage of open water, geese are winging their way north
They seem to have delayed their migaration as long as possible. Now, their biological clocks ticking, large flocks of Canada geese have begun to return to their breeding grounds - even if the weather...
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Snow geese make local stopover enroute to far north breeding grounds
It was just about dinner time last Saturday when we received a call telling us about a big flock of snow geese in a Byron field. According to the caller, there were reportedly "at least 200" snow geese...
View ArticleCounty legislator expresses opposition to proposal for hunting in county park
A proposal to allow limited deer hunting this fall in the Genesee County Park won't get the unanimous support of county legislators.Legislator Mike Davis said during the Ways and Means Committee...
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Springtime in and around the wetlands
Pussy willow, one of the earliest harbingers of springtime and perhaps the most short-lived. Within a couple days the catkins will turn yellow and flowery in appearance. Oxbow marsh on Oak Orchard...
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Photo sequence of a red-tailed hawk dining "a la serpentine"
Seconds before I snapped this photo, the red-tailed hawk pictured above was perched on a tree limb. And thats usually where it's situated whenever I've set foot into its domain. From its lofty vantage...
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