Gilliland, Steve
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The Skeeters’ Among Us
Well, last night provided a sure sign of summer here in Kansas; the mosquito fogger went through town about dusk. The little Dracula’s haven’t...
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Go Watch a Kite Fly
I stepped out the front door one spring morning a few years back just in time to see a large falcon-shaped bird glide low...
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American Eagle Day
On June 20, 1872 the Great Seal of the United States was adopted, sporting the bald eagle at its center, and for the past...
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Wood Bee Bustin’
When my brother had his cabin deep in the southern Ohio woods, carpenter bees, known there as wood bees were a big problem. They...
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Kings of the Neighborhood
I often just shake my head at people who rebuild in the same exact location time-and-again after their homes are destroyed by storms, and...
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Wait, We’re Missing What?
Do you ever contemplate the things you’ve done that leave you wondering why you weren’t killed doing them? One such incident always comes to...
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Have You a Heron in Your Hedgerow?
I remember a turkey hunt along the river some years back and the discovery that it led us to. We had hunted along the...
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A Face only a mother could love
Turkey vultures serve as Nature’s cleanup crew, so they get a bad rap on several fronts. But if you can get past how they...
