text and photos by Brian Willson If you like stepping into insulated pants, pulling on several layers of warm shirts, zipping up a down-filled jacket, wrapping a scarf around your face, and hiking along ice-caked crags overlooking the roiling ocean—well, winter birding might be right up your alley. Most of us, when we think of […]

text and photos by David Homa Happy New Year!  And welcome back winter.  The blizzards like conditions don’t seem to lend themselves to harvesting food.  Rather, huddling next to the wood stove and perusing seed catalogs seems just right.  However, just days ago I was harvesting greens and wild mushrooms.  Winter in Maine is not […]