As our program shifted to telework at the beginning of the pandemic, we struggled with how we could continue to connect our social media followers with their local watershed. We were all hunkered down in our homes, but our staff was spread across the state — from the Atlantic Ocean to the mountains of western Maryland. That allowed us to share a wide variety of images of seasonal changes in plants and wildlife from our own backyards to help others discover and learn about what they may be seeing in their own during a time of lockdown.
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Springtime in Berlin /
We are spending our first spring in our new (to us) old house in the heart of Berlin, Md., and with all the demolition and construction we've being doing on the interior, it's been a treat to see the garden come to life outside! Here are a few of our discoveries so far...
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Birds of Bombay Hook /
Just a few of the birds spotted at Bombay Hook this week
Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge is always a wonderful place to go looking for birds - especially during the shoulder season when so many are taking flight to move to different climes. A wide variety of feathered friends were out and about during quick trip to the refuge this week, from snowy egrets to lesser yellowlegs to terns to a northern harrier, as well as the first snow geese of the season, signaling that winter isn't too far away...
Who needs "Where's Waldo?" when you can play "Spot the Squirrel!" in the winter woods? /
Enjoying some backyard wildlife watching in our Pines backyard on this bright, beautiful afternoon. Our Eastern grey squirrels' adaptive coloration makes a game of spotting them fun as they chill in the sun :)
Itty Bitty Teeny Tiny Wildlife Rehab /
Little orphans from the latest round of storms ... with a wildlife rehabilitator at our environmental education workshop today.
Too cute!