After returning from the extended power outage, we got enough rain to melt the snow and free the Prius. Within a few days, the turkeys...

We left Camp Cougar on December 28 and returned on February 17, after more than a month in Antarctica and two and a half weeks in New...

During the many years that I've lived here, band-tailed pigeons have been resident. I was quite excited when I saw the first one because...

I looked out my cabin window today and saw a large flock of robins on the back field, foraging for food. In the past, I recall seeing...

For the past two days I've look out my cabin window and seen this buck just chilling. The deer typically lie down much farther from the...

Every year, around mid-November, the turkeys who frequent our property disappear until the next year. I always thought this behavior was...

A little over six months ago I wrote that a goldfinch showed up, the first I remember seeing since we moved here about 15 years ago. Now,...

We finally have a row of daffodils lining part of our driveway. Today they are spectacular. But how long will they last?

A yellow bird starting showing up recently. I thought it was a warbler, but now that I got a better image, he appears to be a goldfinch....

Three tom turkeys visit our property on a regular basis. Typically two of them show up together and the third is by himself. Today all...

Lately, every time I walk around the property, I carry my camera. Over the past month I've noticed fungus in various parts of the...

The other day I came upon this pile of scat while hiking not too far from my cabin. After some research, I confirmed that is is mountain...

There aren't as many flowers blooming now as in the spring, but with some careful looking, it's possible to spot some wonderful ones....

I took these photos using a macro lens. It was a bit breezy today.

When I moved here many years ago, I dreamed of having fields of wild flowers—a riot of color visible from a distance. For years I have...

We typically put the critter cam a foot or two above the ground. Lately, we've had an outflow pipe connected ...

It was 10:00 PM, a week ago today, that the phone rang with a recorded message tell us to evacuate. The thunder and -->

We've always considered Camp Cougar to be in a partnership with the wild life. We have resisted planting -->

Twelve years ago, someone sitting on this bench could look across the gully to Mount Umunhum. Over the -->

One year ago I discovered that the back field was taken over by a yellow flower I hadn't seen previously. They are -->