Ernie Cowan's Outdoors column
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the world lately through raindrops on my office window.
There are no fences here on Mt. Hoo, so our native wildlife neighbors are free to come and go as they please. In a way, my big window offers an extended sit-and-see adventure, and the hours spent gazing outside the past few weeks have allowed me to meet some new friends. Despite the rainy days, the real enjoyment from my big-window view of nature has been the arrival of the occasional or even the rare visitor.Much has been written about the unusual number of American robins that have come here for the winter. Maybe it’s the availability of food, or the bitter winters to the north, but they have come south to local gardens.
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