Call it a flower or call it a weed — clover is a plant everyone knows. Who hasn’t idled away an hour hunting for a four-leaf clover, hoping for...
Years ago, when I worked at a nature center in Connecticut licensed to care for injured and orphaned wildlife, a baby opossum was brought to us. It...
With spring creeping closer, our year-round avian residents such as cardinals and titmice are already raising their voices. But there’s more than...
A winter walk in the forest reveals a flurry of wildlife activity that often goes unnoticed during other times of the year. Often among the many...
One neighbor calls our house “the spider house” because so many orb weavers spin webs outside our large living room windows. Our spiders work on...
Phantom midges are among the most common, but least seen, planktonic insect larvae in lakes and ponds. These members of the genus Chaoborus earn...
On sunny, warm days, house flies hatch and buzz around homes and offices. These flies complete aerobatic stunts that easily evade human efforts at...
Last June my wife Marie and I encountered a mature wood turtle while walking through a forest near our home. We admired the intricate topography of...
If you are out walking on an early winter morning, you might be lucky enough to see some of nature’s most beautiful and ephemeral sights: hair ice...
One night just before Christmas last year, my youngest daughter and I opted to walk the short distance home from dinner at my parents’ house...
As winter approaches and snow coats the ground, the tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) will again become a ubiquitous backyard visitor. Familiar...
Rat-a-tat-tat. Showers of acorns hit the ground and tapped our heads as my husband and I hiked the Appalachian Trail. Thousands of acorns strewn...