Wildlife Watch is a series of monthly stories by Honorary Director Marian Harman. Marian has been writing these since 1990! We’re delighted to feature her new stories here to share with you!

Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – February 2023
March 7, 2023Happy Spring? Lately, I’ve been having fun writing poetry, mostly about my walks. They are “prose poems”, they have no rhyme and no meter. In this free form, I can

Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – January 2023
February 11, 2023Winter has finally arrived. When the snow flies so do the birds, arriving at our feeders in larger numbers. We get many different little brown birds that on quick inspection

Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – December 2022
January 6, 2023Happy New Year! At this time of year, I like to review your wildlife reports from the past year. It has been a very different year in many ways. For

Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – November 2022
December 6, 2022The winter of 2022 is predicted to be an irruption year for grosbeaks, winter finches and red-breasted nuthatches. Lucky us! An irruption of birds occurs in winters when the cone

Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – October 2022
November 6, 2022Fall in New England! Just the sound of that phrase brings visions of New England’s most glorious days. I feel very lucky to be living in this lovely town at

Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – September 2022
October 8, 2022The feeling of fall is definitely in the air. Its a lovely time of year, with colorful red maples changing into brilliant red and orange costumes, mushrooms popping up, and