Why do things happen in nature as they do? Answer…there is a season for natural events. Biologists call it phenology. It is the regular even predictable occurrence of events in the natural world. Why do things happen with such regularity…migration spring and fall, flower blossoms every year at the same time? A deeper explanation is: There is a season for everything…
Read MoreIt arrives like clockwork, each spring…specifically, the first days of May. The brilliant clear, musical calls of male Baltimore Orioles drive away any remaining winter doldrums. Perhaps it is the beauty of black and orange feathers in perfect arrangement that shakes the final memories of a long winter away. Welcome Baltimore Orioles!
Read MoreWhy red? Why on top of its head? Why so small? If you’ve ever heard of it you may still have not seen the red. We are talking head feathers. This tree top insect eater is one of the small wonders of the world. We are talking Ruby Crowned Kinglet this time. It’s the bird with a crown it seldom reveals.
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