Still Speaking of Nature

Bill Danielson is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he earned a master's degree in wildlife biology. In his career as a naturalist and environmental researcher, he has worked as a law enforcement ranger for the National Park Service, a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, a preserve steward for the Nature Conservancy, a field biologist for several research projects throughout the eastern half of North America, and a park interpreter and park ranger for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. For the past six years he has taught biology, chemistry, and physics at Pittsfield High School in Massachusetts. His "Speaking of Nature" column is published weekly in the Albany Times Union and the Recorder of Greenfield, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Altamont, New York.

INTRODUCTION

SPRING
Spring Rain
Killdeer
Wildflowers
Bird Songs
The Eastern Bluebird
Trilliums
Baby Time

SUMMER
Marvelous Mushrooms
Moose
The Gray Catbird
Moths by the Porch Light
Bobolinks
The Bullfrog
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird

FALL
Woodpile Wildlife
The Black Rat Snake
Asters
Dragonflies
Katydids
Slabsides
Nature’s Pantry

WINTER
Endurance
The Dark-eyed Junco
Frozen Water
The Common Redpoll
Voles
The Pileated Woodpecker
White-tailed Deer