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danmccullough

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Walking the woods and brooks of western Massachusetts.

Taught nature programs and mushroom workshops for 18 years at Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary.

He/Him. LGBTQIA2s+ Ally. Tea Drinker.

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@EllieK @stevenkennard

Happy Anniversary! That was when the ELO blu-ray was due. Did it arrive in time? Hope the anniversary is great.

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At 16, some of her priorities have changed.

danmccullough, to Mushrooms
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There’s a tree in there somewhere.

danmccullough, to nature
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When we moved here I was curious why the decades old culverts under roads seemed so large. Did the water occasionally get that high? Seeing as how a brook cut through our property I was a bit concerned.

No one seemed to know until I talked to an old timer who said all the town culverts were 8 feet high to accommodate traveling moose.

So that’s my story. True or not. Just the chance that this area once considered the needs of moose is one reason why I love living here.

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Close up of some very fresh Wolf’s Milk slime mold on an old stump. Don’t tend to find a lot around here in December.

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This is not a great photo, but was a great occasion. After 15 months of being in the same house, this is the first time we've ever seen one of the other two cats share a bed with Zaz.
Badger (another Cornish Rex cat) is in the front, with Zaz looking surprised in the background. A real breakthrough.

Happy all!

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@stevenkennard Yay! They’re great. I see more Caturdays in their future. @EllieK

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Torties can have such a variety of colors and hues. Sometimes she looks quite ordinary - dark brown with some lighter patches. But when she’s in the sun, well it’s amazing technicolor dreamcoat time. Happy .

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@EllieK Just took a look at her photos. Gorgeous! That one with her on your neck is so sweet! You’re right, she has an array of coloring.

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@EllieK Yes, that picture is terrific. And she definitely looks like a tortie in it. Her face in the picture of your profile looks that way too!

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@EllieK Oh. Hmmm. Tortie x 2?
Have they appeared in a photo together? I’ll need proof. :)

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Following up on yesterday’s https://mastodon.social/@danmccullough/111488546391684121 with the Barred Owl outside my kitchen window - it seems the owl WAS intently looking at something. (Spoiler - it doesn’t end well for the vole.)

12 second video being shot through a window. A Barred Owl is on the ground using its talons to dig up a vole (a small rodent that spends a lot of time under ground) in the dirt and leaves. After a few attempts it secures the rodent in its mouth and flies up and out of the frame.

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@EllieK I think it does! Or maybe Window Wednesday. :)

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Barred Owl
Today is a good day for a barred owl photo.When we had bird feeders in our front garden, we used to see hawks waiting in the branches to pounce on unsuspecting goldfinches and the like which I didn’t appreciate.Owls, though, come out later and so they watch for mice that are probably making nests in our car brakes and the like. They're welcome to them. I love this face.Here's looking at you! Happy Owl Day.
https://www.elliekennard.ca/barred-owl/

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@EllieK There it is! Your owl has more brown on the face than mine. And speaking of car brakes (lol) we have a Carolina Wren that seems to have taken a liking to the area above our car’s wheel! Gonna have to keep an eye on that one.

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@EllieK When I worked for Audubon I once saw a squirrel do the exact same thing! Ran right up a tree to a waiting Great Horned Owl who grasped it and flew off with the struggling squirrel, when out of nowhere a Red-tailed Hawk divebombed the owl. They tussled about 10 feet off the ground before dropping the squirrel who scampered to safety. The 2 birds spent a few seconds realizing neither had the squirrel, who no doubt had a epic story to tell. One of my favorite nature moments ever.

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View from the kitchen window.

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= laundry
Laundry = warm towels
Warm towels = cat bed
Cat bed = redo laundry

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No need for a thermometer or weather app - just locate how close Pippin is to the warmth of the laptop. In this case, pretty close.

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“The Porcupine That Didn’t Like To Get Its Paws Wet, Part 1”

We have a small stream of water that runs through our property on its way to the brook. It’s a great spot for a . This past summer I began to see footage of this one that REALLY didn’t like having to cross this tiny width of water.

To be continued…

This is a 20 second video of a large porcupine ambling its way down a forested trail until it stops at a small stream of water. It’s about 10 inches across but the porcupine is NOT going to just walk in. Instead it looks at several crossing spots before determining one is ok. But still it slowly lowers one front paw in and pulls it back. Then another. You can almost see the sheer repulsion on its face. Finally it is able to cross without getting wet. The video is black and white and recorded during the night.

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On that same fallen tree I discovered in the middle of the brook, I also found this large fruiting of Late Fall Oysters. Their caps can often be a slightly slimy unappetizing green color, but these are quite nice.

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Pippin’s Hobbitses feets for

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Kicking off . Hard to believe she doesn’t quite weigh 7lbs.

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