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The winter brings with it wildlife watching opportunities. At our house, two panes of glass make up the greater portion of one wall within our kitchen...

BIRD COUNT: Like watching birds? The National Audubon Society’s 119th Christmas Bird Count will be held Dec. 14 through Jan. 5, and you may be able to...

Era photographer Wade Aiken captured this shot of our national bird, the bald eagle, catching a fish at Conowingo Dam in Maryland. If Benjamin Frankli...

KANE — The Ruffed Grouse Society is proud to announce the 12 graduates of the introductory “Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting” (WIW) program led by...

I’m often asked what I enjoy photographing the most, and my answer is usually birds. Before that it was elk, and before that it was deer. It’s a tough...

For some the very act of hunting can be competitive. A race to the top, see how many I am able to get, and it has to be the biggest and the best. Than...

KANE — The Allegheny Chapter (Kane) of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) offered the second phase of its New Hunter Mentor training to ten new bird hunt...

During a recent visit to Rhode Island where I was visiting my daughter, grandson Nate immediately backed me into a corner and demanded to know when we...

BIRD WATCHING: One of the best parts of backyard living in the warmer months is the potential for bird watching that comes with it –– and what better ...

From one year to the next a small percentage of hunters have questioned the opening date for hunting gobblers. Some believe the PA season should be op...

After a very slow start to any photography adventures in 2018, I was hoping things would turn around soon. It seemed the winter like weather would con...

BIRDS: Readers are starting to see some the spring birds returning. Millie Clark of Emporium called Thursday to let us know she saw her first hummingb...

It’s not surprising how the human mind is affected by all of the humiliating jokes and teases we’ve suffered from others over the years. Unfortunately...

For many, restraint can be difficult to control. After all, when you call to a gobbler and he answers, there is a degree of heightened expectation. At...

It is now the first weeks of April, and nature is gearing up for spring. Spring may be here on the calendar, but the weather isn’t cooperating. The si...

They were black silhouettes scattered among a maze of tree limbs set on a backdrop of blue sky. What were they? Crows, and lots of them, and with more...

LOVE: Many will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, a day for romance, with their loved one in spirit rather than in person. One is local poet, Frances Wo...

BIRD COUNT: A simple joy can be had from the placement of a bird feeder outside a window. If you agree, perhaps you’d enjoy lending your observation s...

Weather conditions of late have been interesting. There have been sub-zero temperatures at times coupled with snow carried on winds that push wind chi...

Starting the day with snow and a touch of sleet mixed in and carried by a northwest wind tends to quickly gain one’s attention. It is a situation look...