It can be tempting to hibernate indoors as the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, but the night sky along the Susquehanna Greenway has other plans. Autumn and winter bring some of the most dazzling celestial displays of the year—perfect for those crisp, clear nights when the ...
Big fish prowl the vast waters of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, a paradise for anglers looking to test their fishing skills. The species include channel catfish, smallmouth bass, and even that behemoth of fish, the muskellunge. Geoff Smith, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat ...
By December, most plants have shed their leaves and disperse their seeds. There are many fascinating ways in which the plants ensure the dispersal of their seeds to allow successful germination. Seeds are dispersed by the wind; floating on water; hitchhiking on animal fur and being shot away from the parent plant by pressure put on the seeds. These traveling seeds have specific features and structures that are an aid when taking advantage of the free rides. The plants usually produce an abundant supply of seeds, which are eaten by a host of wildlife. Nature provides each plant ...
AUDUBON EVENT: CHAPTER MEETING WHERE: Taber Museum (858 West Fourth Street in Williamsport) WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: Join Lycoming Audubon Society as finch expert Matthew Young introduces us to the 43 finches of the United States and Canada, from feeder-favorite goldfinches to red crossbill tribes, to least known mountain-top black rosyfinches to endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers. This program is based on the information-backet book “Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada” by Lillian Stokes, best-selling author of 35 Stokes guides and ...
A friend recently messaged me to say his season was over followed by a picture of his crossbow with the left limb hanging by the string. I immediately thought about a similar experience I had a few seasons ago and the growing number of reports I have seen involving busted limbs on even the most expensive crossbows, which appear to be disproportionate when compared to compound bows. But why? Crossbow limbs can fail for several reasons: limb fatigue, damage, dry firing and even faulty manufacturing. Thankfully when crossbow limbs fail it is catastrophic, but not as dangerous as when a ...
I recently received an email from a friend saying that she had flying squirrels on her property. She went on to write that she and a friend had made a nesting box and were planning to make a few more. They hope to identify whether their flying squirrels are southern or northern. Sometimes ...
