I'll be reading from a book by Wisconsin biologist Jeff Wilson; Wrong Tree, Adventures in Wildlife Biology. This story involves a can-do attitude, combined with a life time of experience with wildlife, and 2 very wild beavers in the front seat of the state owned pick up truck.

I'll be reading from a book by Wisconsin biologist Jeff Wilson; Wrong Tree, Adventures in Wildlife Biology. This story involves a can-do attitude, combined with a life time of experience with wildlife, and 2 very wild beavers in the front seat of the state owned pick up truck.

I'll be reading from a book by Wisconsin biologist Jeff Wilson;&nbsp;Wrong Tree,&nbsp;Adventures in Wildlife Biology.&nbsp;This story involves a can-do attitude, combined with a life time of experience with wildlife, and 2 very wild beavers in the front seat of the state owned pick up truck.&nbsp;

January 20th, 2026

In the summer of 1972, I wandered out of a newly rented farm house, looked up, and saw 2 red-tailed hawks soaring over woods and pasture. They were so beautiful, so other-worldly, I was overcome with a desire to know everything about them.

Years later I became a wildlife rehabilitator and a falconer and was able to have close hands-on experience with them. Today that desire to learn about the natural world has only broadened and intensified. I'll read some of my favorite biologists' writings and occasionally include my own thoughts.

In the summer of 1972, I wandered out of a newly rented farm house, looked up, and saw 2 red-tailed hawks soaring over woods and pasture. They were so beautiful, so other-worldly, I was overcome with a desire to know everything about them. Years later I became a wildlife rehabilitator and a falconer and was able to have close hands-on experience with them. Today that desire to learn about the natural world has only broadened and intensified. I'll read some of my favorite biologists' writings and occasionally include my own thoughts.

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January 20th, 2026

January 20th, 2026