Nature: Treasures are found with the turn of each tide
Each month can be very exciting if you’re in tune with the natural world and pay attention to your surroundings, especially if you live on Mount Desert Island.
Nature
-
-
Nature: Hard-to-discourage plant has some useful purposes
In some cultures, ancient Roman and Chinese, for example, physicians used horsetail plants to treat a lot of ailments.
-
Nature: Prime hawk watching days are coming soon
Hawk watching is an activity in the bird world that you might like to participate in these fall days coming up.
-
Nature: Gannets give flashy performances this time of year
Stay alert when you visit the Seawall area these August days for gannets have been seen diving for fish offshore. That is an exciting activity to watch.
-
Nature: Unusual bird for MDI causes quite a stir
What is a brown booby? It sounds like something Dr. Seuss would write about. But there are birds called boobies, and a brown booby has been causing quite a bit of excitement in Maine recently.
-
Nature: A flower’s life is not as peaceful as you think
In medieval times, tansy was strewn on the floors to give a fresh scent to poorly ventilated rooms.
-
Nature: Why are mushrooms the life of the party?
July ends and August begins with mushrooms taking the spotlight in our local woods.
-
Nature: Familiar voice gets the last word
This week I received a number of wonderful photographs of the many mushrooms to be found here on the island in the damp woods right now.
-
Nature: Consider it a good day when you see a coyote
There are only two wild representatives of the dog family on Mount Desert Island – the red fox and the coyote.
-
Nature: All around us, the circle of life is moving
Evening primroses flower at dusk and give beach strollers a real treat. As this flower first blooms, it opens its bright yellow blossoms a few at a time.