09.07.2011 News Focus on Nature: 1938? That was one heckuva hurricane The recent visit from Hurricane Irene reminded me of the giant of all hurricanes, the now famous ’38 hurricane. I’ve told this story before, but it’s worth repeating. When...
08.09.2011 News Focus on Nature: Seeing eye to eye with a black snake We were surprised the other night when Lou called from Southold to say he had found a four-foot black snake badly tangled in some plastic deer fencing he had...
07.26.2011 News Focus on Nature: Nature takes the summer heat in stride The heat that hit us over the past few weeks kept us indoors, out of the sweltering 80 and 90 degree weather. If it wasn’t the temperature that knocked...
07.14.2011 News Focus on Nature: From day lilies to orioles When driving along our highways during the past month, have you noticed the clumps of tall orange flowers growing along the roadside? This introduced perennial plant that primarily originated...
05.31.2011 News Focus on Nature: Enjoying a perfect, sunny day With all the discouraging weather we’ve been having I put off writing Focus in hopes of finding that “perfect day.” Then like all good things that take time, the...
05.16.2011 News Focus on Nature: On spring lilacs, bats and horseshoe crabs In our family, spring’s true meaning arrives when the lilacs come into bloom. Whether you have them in your backyard or enjoy your neighbor’s, the clusters of assorted purple...
05.01.2011 News Focus on Nature: We return home, and so do the birds Yes, there’s no place like home. What a difference in climate: Florida with its semi-tropical weather and its 80-degree water temperature, and then up here, the North Fork with...
04.15.2011 News Focus on Nature: Heading home, as Florida spring blooms Barbara is in the kitchen finishing up the dinner dishes while I try to get started on my last article written down here in Florida. The winter has gone...
04.07.2011 News Focus on Nature: A great day for birders Since our taxes had been sent in and it was another beautiful day down here in Florida, we decided to go on one of our mini-adventures away from the...
03.22.2011 News Focus on Nature: North Fork ospreys coming back to work Slowly our ospreys are arriving back on the North Fork after their winter vacation, which could have taken them as far away as Brazil. Many people on the North...