Jean Zimmerman

Tag: wildlife

  • It might seem counterintuitive, yes, or even disingenuous:

    to talk about a 2024 resolution to be less annoying, less grandiose, less showoffy, less of a know it all, and to do it in a blog that showcases me, me, me. I know. It is true. And yet, hiking the Fay Canyon trail this morning I can’t help but ponder my resolve, how I might achieve…

  • Spring bears

    One of my favorite images of spring is this target-practice bear we rescued from the dump, standing shyly behind just-bloomed daffs. Black bears are on the rise in our area, and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation warns that you should keep birdseed, pet food and garbage put away. The saying goes, “A fed…

  • A hoo-hoo in the darkness

    As if she wasn’t cool enough already, Harriet Tubman, christened Moses by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, used owl calls to alert freedom seekers about whether they could run or stay put. (I think there is some question about whether her acolytes actually used that moniker, as they do in the movie version of Tubman’s life.…