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Pine woods in snow
January 26, 2022 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Pine woods give up their winter secrets

Go to the winter woods: listen there, look, watch, and ‘the dead months’ will give you a subtler secret than any you have yet found in the forest.~ …

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January 13, 2015 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

View From The Bench: Early January

Heartspoken’s View from the Bench series I began this series of posts in late June, 2014, with a goal of teaching myself how to be more …

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Red-winged blackbird in birdbath
September 22, 2014 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

How To Make The Birds Love You This Fall

I love my Bird Watchers Digest and its companion publication Watching Backyard Birds Newsletter. Editor Bill Thompson III can always be …

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September 16, 2013 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Spook In The Woods: The Eastern Screech Owl

I’ve been enjoying the distinctive trill of the Eastern Screech Owl in my pine woods this summer. Almost every night, its clear back-and-forth …

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Birdbath covered with snow
January 31, 2012 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Winter Storm Brings Unexpected Connection and Warmth

Seattle, Washington, experienced an unusual snowstorm earlier this month. My brother Bruce Herbert, Founder and Chief Executive …

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Jackie Catterton, Watercolorist
March 21, 2011 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Connect with your Inner Artist

It is with deep sadness that I tell you Jackie Catterton died in early spring, 2014. Her light and love will live on in the legacy of her kindness …

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