Category: Insects
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A screech owl got trapped in a chimney. Peering up with a flashlight, residents glimpsed the little owl, but when they got close, it hopped higher, onto the fire box, out of reach. I thought I heard a still, small voice in the grass, saying “Eat me! Eat me!” One resident called around for…
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The first dragonflies of the season were glinting over the pond. I noticed some weird ones. They had short dark wings and wide pale blue bodies. Looking closer, it turned out they don't have short wings – they have broad dark stripes in the middle of their wings that give that effect from a distance.…
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In turbulent times, I may turn to the garden for solace and calm, as on a recent afternoon. Fondly I gazed on the gigantic rose bush. (An old Cecile Brunner, with small fragrant flowers: it needs no fertilizer, no insecticides, no watering; it simply goes about growing, blooming, and taking over the block. Occasionally enraged…
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