G-r-rick! G-r-rick! The woodland call of the ash-throated flycatcher manages to sound both dry and optimistic, and this bird has reason to feel both. It is well adapted to the summer conditions of the...
Nature with its feathers and its viruses does not dance for our pleasure or pain. Water does not need us to make a river. But we, of course, can both minimize natural suffering and...
Our world may have begun as a garden, but it’s not seeming quite right these days. Coronavirus and the other horsemen are trampling the flowers, and the misshapen economy will make next year’s seeds...
How many feathers are on a swan? How many miles does a black swift fly in a year? How many breaths does a hummingbird take in ten seconds? Numbers can tell fascinating stories. Unfortunately,...