Hummingbirds Head South
It’s getting to be that time of year when the hummingbirds are fattening up for their long journeys south. Most will double their body weight, which during the summer is
What This Wren Did that Made me Smile
For the past few evenings I have enjoyed watching the wren parents bring back all varieties of insects from small beetles, to crickets and caterpillars. The male was capable of
10 Things You May Not Know about Cicadas
Cicadas are a type of insect that on any summer day in most places in North America, can be heard calling from the treetops. If you’re like many people, you
Witnessing a Miracle of Nature
In 2008 when I was thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, I stumbled upon a mass cicada emergence… There is such peace in the quiet moments of night and often I didn’t
Magic for your Soul: Fireflies and Bioluminescence
Several summers ago, I witnessed two of the most amazing natural phenomena that I have ever seen, though sadly, I must report that I have pictures from neither. It wasn’t
200 MILLION Monarch Butterflies!
In the winter of 2010 I traveled south with my friend Joe to spend 3 months vagabonding in Mexico and Central America. We traveled day to day, with no car,
Gift From a Pair of Wrens
So my parents recently came to visit me from Buffalo, NY and though they stayed at a hotel nearby, I did take time to clean and organize my tiny apartment