Sense of Place

Tag: Spotted Salamanders

  • GREAT EXPECTATIONS: January in the Piedmont

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    by

    Nicolette Cagle
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    BirdsIn the depth of winter, as you walk through quiet woods, you may come across a lone thrush standing at attention, its delicately speckled throat exposed. The Hermit Thrush is a gifted songster, but its voice is mostly muted here; it saves its ethereal song for spring, when it returns to its breeding grounds in…