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Look for the colorful, red-spotted newt
Drive slowly on back roads at night to see a steady parade of frogs, toads and even Efts.
Understanding the voices of birds
Birds sing for two reasons. The message depends upon who hears the song.
Are deer as smart as they sometimes seem?
Every fall I hear about a big buck someone has been tracking and watching for weeks. But when the gun season arrives, that big buck vanishes, only to reappear a few weeks later. Are deer really that smart? Deer intelligence Keen senses of smell, vision, and hearing have a lot to do with deer “intelligence.”
WebMD is a drama queen
Forget hypochondria, the Internet can make a cyberchondriac out of a molehill – or melanoma out of a mole.
Treatment options for osteoporosis
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density and structural deterioration of bone, leading to bone weakness and increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis should not be confused with osteoarthritis, which is a wear and tear disease of the joints.
Books for the outdoor enthusiasts on your list
If you’ve got a few outdoor enthusiasts on you holiday gift list, a good book is always appreciated. Recommended Here are some recent titles that I recommend. – Shadow of the Alleghenies: the Wilderness Adventure of a Frontiersman and his Wolf Pup by Edwin D. Michael (2009, $22 ppd., Quarrier Press; order from Ed Michael,
Nature’s colors mean so much more to birds
Spring equals color. Wildflowers bloom. Butterflies appear. And, of course, neotropical migratory birds return. Though migration is well underway, the brightest and most colorful birds have not yet arrived. Give them a few more weeks. But get your hummingbird feeders up today; they’re coming back early this year (www.hummingbirds.net/map.html). To most of us, nature’s colors
Is ‘sucker’ written on our foreheads?
It’s the end of the year, but columnist Alan Guebert still has unanswered questions.
Home values are down, but values of homes are up
Endless ads saying “home for sale” are blatantly false advertising. What is for sale is a “house” — sticks and stones and other solid things. Only the people inside it can make a “home”.
Ah November …
Somehow, some way, 700 became the number the month of October revolved around. The stage was set Sept. 29 when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 777 points after Congress failed to pass the White House’s bank bailout plan earlier that day. Chastened by the break, the massive, $700 billion deal then cleared Congress Oct.
