By now anyone that has read my column over the years or for that matter wanders the woods and meadows with me knows I like to talk to wildlife.
I have had in-depth and detailed conversations with everything from bears to bumble bees and beavers to butterflies. These days It seems that it has just become an automatic response that I immediately greet the creatures I meet along the way on my daily adventures from my backyard garden to the Meadowlands.