An Informal Cornucopia of Nature’s Natterers By Fred Bouchard Now we’ve shed our muffled-up, gray brumal months and can wake up to the myriad bright voices of spring that surround us. Some are tiny, and too intimate: the house fly zizzes angrily to escape your bedroom; a drone mosquito whines by your ears. Some are shrill and chattery: from a tree fork a gray squirrel scolds in a chitter; a chipmunk goes tuk! tuk! as she scoots underfoot. The Eastern cottontails burrowing under your yard—normally silent—may emit petulant squeals if alarmed or attacked. A red fox, skunk, or raccoon can [READ MORE]