On several occasions, I've noticed a squirrel carrying a nut in his mouth. Apparently, the squirrel is gathering nuts from the butternut tree on the outer island, making repeated trips between the dec ...

This is a great time of year to be a resident of the Hudson Valley. These days, you can't bump into a neighbor without walking away with an armload of vegetables. This morning, I made a trip up the c ...

Tom Lake of the Hudson River Almanac informed me that White Pelican sightings on the Hudson River are rare but not unheard of.  According to Tom, White Pelicans are seen about about once every 5 years ...