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Enjoy Winter! Black Bears

February 19, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Black Bears (Ursus americanus) have a really interesting strategy for dealing with the winter.  Their winter sleep is not considered…

Mariton: Turkey in the Snow

February 13, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I am seeing a lot of Turkeys on this side of the hill lately.  I think they are taking advantage…

Transitions

February 3, 2015

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Paul and Luke at Saunder’s Woods I want to send hearty congratulations to two people in Natural Lands Trust’s…

Enjoy Winter! Groundhog

February 2, 2015

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. As part of my series about how animals handle winter I thought I would start…

Enjoy Winter! Birds of a Feather

January 10, 2015

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Last winter I wrote of a series of Blog posts that listed my tips for…

Mariton: Pileated Woodpeckers

January 8, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I often hear Pileated Woodpeckers at Mariton while walking the trails, and even when working in the yard.  I am…

Mariton: Night Life

January 5, 2015

Well, it didn’t take long to capture something interesting on the game cam... check out the pics!

Mariton: Christmas Present

December 30, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager At Christmas, one of Mariton’s members donated a Game Camera.  If you aren’t familiar, these cameras are in housings to…

Mariton: Stumping for Wildlife

November 12, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The credit for this idea belongs to Marilyn, a member of the Mariton’s informal Bird Club.  She was having tree…