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    Dream struck
    Tal Galton
    • 6 min

    Dream struck

    Tuesday morning I woke at dawn from a dream in which I was bitten on the leg by a venomous snake...
    Night hikes
    Tal Galton
    • 1 min

    Night hikes

    The brightest nights to be in the forest are during the winter, with the leaves down, under a full moon. On the magical moonlit nights wh...
    Why they're called Ovenbirds.
    Tal Galton
    • 2 min

    Why they're called Ovenbirds.

    I often hear Ovenbirds in the woods around here. Some say they sound like "tea-cher, tea-cher, Tea-cher, TEa-cher, TEA-cher, TEA-cher!" T...
    Katydids herald the beginning of the end of summer
    Tal Galton
    • 1 min

    Katydids herald the beginning of the end of summer

    I started hearing katydids this week. Right now there are just a few male adults--the early members of an orchestra beginning to warm up....
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