September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
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June 5, 2020
Snapping Turtle Egg Massacre
My backyard looked like the Little Big Horn of Snapping Turtle eggs this morning.
I'm thinking that the culprit sauntered past the deck last night.
He didn't seem to care that I was sitting right there. He must have been raccoonoitering.
He has eaten over a hundred eggs in my yard this week.
More about raccoons tomorrow.
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Shark Tank last night…lesson on raccoons and a de ice to keep them away. Not our cup of raccoon stay away but a shark took the bait.
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Shark Tank last night…lesson on raccoons and a de ice to keep them away. Not our cup of raccoon stay away but a shark took the bait.