ARTICLES BY DON BARTLING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Steller's Jay: Pretty, noisy with a great haircut!
“Anyone who has watched Steller’s Jay knows that they are anything but birdbrained”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
About the Douglas fir
“The big tree is nature’s forest masterpiece, and so far as I know, the greatest of living things.” — John Muir 1838-1914 “Father of the National Parks” and author.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
If you live in Boundary County, wave!
“The road may be beautiful or ugly, it may be easy or hard, smooth or rough — it doesn’t matter; what matters most is where the road will take you, enjoy the journey and wave!”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mid-winter beauty in Boundary County
“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Why are we hearing more coyotes howl?
“Whenever the pressure of our complex life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me — I am happy.”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Canada geese: Boundary County's winter honkers
“... whoever you are, no matter how lonely the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting — over and over announcing your place in the family of things.”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Winter on the hoof: How deer, elk and moose cope with the snow!
“When snow falls, nature listens.”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Country road names inspire us to travel them
“Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong …”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Meadow voles are active year-round
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
The hairy woodpecker: A familiar visitor to bird feeders!
“Advice from a woodpecker: find your own rhythm, carve out a place for yourself, make your voice heard, it’s OK to be a little flashy, use your head!”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Muskrats adapt well to winter in Boundary County
On a cloudy, rainy morning beside a calm flowing creek I spotted a fur-bearing animal, smaller than a beaver, busily eating on the side of the creek bank while sitting on ice.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO
Flickers sport flashy colors, black necklace
Last weekend, while I was walking Chickadee Trail on the Kootenai National Wildlife Reserve with my dog Tessie Rae, I noticed an average-size bird with distinct markings on a Ponderosa pine branch.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Beavers busy getting ready for winter
“A beaver does not, as legend would have it, know which direction the tree will fall when he cuts it, but counts on alacrity to make up for lack of engineering expertise.”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Banded Woolly Bears: Their black bands may predict winter weather
“I want to be a caterpillar. Eat a lot. Sleep for a while. Then wake up beautiful…”
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
