As the last weeks of summer turn into the early days of autumn, a great spectacle takes place in the sky above. Thousands of raptors migrate to the south in huge flocks as experienced hawk watchers and novice birders alike turn their eyes, binoculars and scopes skyward to look for those magnificent birds of prey [...]
Continue Reading →Nature is full of mysteries and never ceases to amaze us. Alpine flowers don’t grow in wetlands, sea-weed does not exist on prairie grasslands, Polar Bears are only in the Arctic and penguins only in Antarctica (with one notable exception, the African Penguin) and ice worms thrive only in glaciers. On the other hand, mosquitoes, [...]
Continue Reading →Birds do it, bees do it, even trained fleas do it. And after they’ve done it, well, there are a lot of little birds, bees and fleas to be raised. Let’s face it: sex is fun, but the aftermath is demanding.
In nature, parenting assumes a wide variety of forms. In species in which fertilization [...]
Continue Reading →The first warming rays of the morning sun slice through the open tent flap, like fingers of light, and herald another new day. I crawl out of my sleeping bag and gaze at the top of the trees that are just beginning to be touched by the crimson sunlight. The first warblers of Spring are [...]
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