Tag Archives: oaks

Two pairs of pileated woodpeckers breakfast...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 1, 2012 at 9:24 am

Two pairs of pileated woodpeckers breakfast 100 feet apart, one on adjoining oaks and the other side by side on the trunk of a locust.

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A branch breaks at the top of an oak...

By Dave Bonta | Published February 9, 2012 at 10:17 am

A branch breaks at the top of an oak, clatters through the too-loose grips of lower limbs and lands in the new snow’s too-shallow grave.

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Cold at sunrise. A squirrel gathers...

By Dave Bonta | Published December 2, 2011 at 8:20 am

Cold at sunrise. A squirrel gathers clumps of dry leaves from the last oak to still have them and stuffs them into the top of a hollow snag.

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Cold and gray—November weather...

By Dave Bonta | Published November 11, 2011 at 11:34 am

Cold and gray—November weather at last. Oak leaves twirl and somersault past the porch, accompanied by a few motes of snow.

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While oak leaves spiral into the yard...

By Dave Bonta | Published November 4, 2011 at 9:17 am

While oak leaves spiral into the yard, six vultures tilt and pivot high above, searching for an updraft, then turn and drift on south.

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Clumps of snow still dot the crowns...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 30, 2011 at 10:40 am

Clumps of snow still dot the crowns of oaks—small clouds, a rain of angelic hats. Flaming orange and red leaves rattle in the wind.

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Cool air, bright sun and silence, save...

By Dave Bonta | Published October 25, 2011 at 11:36 am

Cool air, bright sun and silence, save for the rustling of cattails and the creaking of one dead oak cradled in the limbs of its neighbor.

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A racket of jays in the crown of an...

By Dave Bonta | Published September 2, 2011 at 9:39 am

A racket of jays in the crown of an oak, calling and making excited rattling sounds in their throats, as if cheering on the ripening acorns.

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A squirrel descends an oak at high...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 9, 2011 at 9:40 am

A squirrel descends an oak at high speed while rolicking robin music plays in the background. Closeup on the maple buds round as stoplights.

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An urgent, nasal call: the Cooper&#...

By Dave Bonta | Published March 4, 2011 at 10:17 am

An urgent, nasal call: the Cooper’s hawks are back. The female glides into a tall pine while the male appears and disappears among the oaks.

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