That buzz from just inside the woods: chipping sparrow or worm-eating warbler? The four-fingered tulip tree leaves flip back and forth.
The view from my front porch every morning, in 140 or fewer characters
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That buzz from just inside the woods...
Also tagged chipping sparrow, worm-eating warbler
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The tulip tree’s enormous flowers...
The tulip tree’s enormous flowers are opening, yellow and orange petals dripping nectar, accompanied by the wood thrush’s choir of one.
Also tagged wood thrush
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From the moment I come out, the world...
From the moment I come out, the world conspires to wake me up: yesterday, the tulip tree dropped a branch; today, a Cooper’s hawk swoops in.
Also tagged Cooper's hawk
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The last few feet of the tulip poplar...
The last few feet of the tulip poplar’s lowest branch is yellow, the portion that had been stuck in the snow—debarked by hungry mice.
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A tulip poplar key helicopters past...
A tulip poplar key helicopters past the porch, shook loose by a squirrel at the edge of the woods rummaging among the spikey cups of seeds.
Also tagged gray squirrel
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The crown of an oak that was green...
The crown of an oak that was green on Tuesday now glows orange in the sun. Every breeze shakes a fleet of helicopters out of the tulip tree.
Also tagged fall foliage
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