I have not had much appreciation for the crow. Squawkingly loud and mostly obnoxious, I have viewed them as primarily as annoying, if not a little bit creepy ("Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore'"). During my time in the Pacific Northwest, I learned that crows are revered by native cultures, but I couldn't really understand why. My …
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A Frosty Morning Looking for Ducks
While Colorado is our home, we are currently spending an extended "temporary" season (i.e. 5 years) in Manhattan, Kansas. When you think of Kansas if you conjure images of sunflower fields and flat horizons, you would be surprised to see the geography surrounding our temporary home. Manhattan lies on the northern end of the Flint …
