The lone fox walked across Eighty Acres and left his footprints in the snow. I don't know from where he came or where he went, but he...

Folklore has it that I am not supposed to be able to fly. It's something about my weight, wing size, air resistance and number of wing...

Over the past several years, the birds of Eighty Acres have gifted me their feathers. I kept many of them in a paper bag not really sure...

I was born in May and weighed 15 pounds. Since that time I have really grown, but mom continues to keep me stashed away in some tick...

Once upon a time there lived a very handsome green toad on Eighty Acres. But he was a lonely toad, and had often heard the story of a...

Hi!. I'm Tom the turkey. Take a good look at me. Come November and Thanksgiving, I'll be hiding and you won't find me strutting across...

The early morning sun highlights the wings of an adult bald eagle visiting Eighty Acres. In 1963 the bald eagle was on the Endangered...

During my daily walk on Eighty Acres I was fortunate enough to encounter this doe. We both froze in our tracks. I was downwind of her,...

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail stopped by Eighty Acres to sip sweet nectar from the garden phlox. #EarthMotherssecrets #wildlife...

Just after midnight on September 1st, my friend's trail camera snapped this photo of a black bear on Eighty Acres. It looks to be an...

Bees, butterflies, birds and deer all feasted on the sweet and fragrant alfalfa blossoms on Eighty Acres. This deer quickly recognized my...

This week a bald eagle visited Eighty Acres. Native Americans believe eagles represent wisdom, strength, spirituality and good fortune....

The Earth Mother sent a monarch butterfly to Eighty Acres this week. The monarch was dressed in black and orange with white spots and...

While enjoying the recent Olympic games on television, I noticed this tree frog on my patio door watching the games with me. I grabbed...

The powerful diesel tractor and combine swept through the alfalfa and clover hay field rumbling the ground all around the mother turkey...

The Ruffed Grouse makes it's home on Eighty Acres and is often heard beating it's wings making a drumming like sound. If threatened it...

With tottering legs, the fawns arrive on Eighty Acres in early May. Beautifully camouflaged and weighing only 6-8 pounds at birth,...

When I see the shy Pileated Woodpecker on Eighty Acres I often have flashbacks to my1950's Saturday morning cartoon shows of Bugs Bunny,...

Over the past 25 years I have seen only a fleeting glimpse of a Red Fox on Eighty Acres. Until last week! While overlooking the valley...