Diane Brownlee
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This month, hummingbirds will depart our yards for their long migration to Mexico and Central America. Male birds leave first, followed by females.In…
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Have you ever found a feather and wondered what kind of bird it belonged to?The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains the Feather Atlas, an image…
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Birds need our help. Research has shown that billions of birds have disappeared from the U.S. in the last few decades.The most important factor in…
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This month, we are sharing our own personal experiences in nature.I’ve again this year had two pair of Carolina wrens display their great energy in the…
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The opossum is the only marsupial, or pouched mammal, native to the United States.The name opossum comes from the Algonquin language, and means “white…
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The opossum is the only marsupial, or pouched mammal, native to the United States.The name opossum comes from the Algonquin language, and means “white…
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Do you enjoy watching birds? They are on the decline due to climate change, cats, loss of habitat, industrial threats such as power lines and oil pits,…
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Are you interested in natural habitat and ecology? One of the first books ever written about the environment is "A Sand County Almanac' by Aldo Leopold,…
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Do you have a yard? Do you see birds in it? Do you feed them? If so, please check out Project FeederWatch, sponsored by the Cornell Lab of…
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Did you know there’s a name for upright dead trees? They are called snags, and they’re an essential part of a forest ecosystem. Here are just a few…