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Every day, if the weather is reasonable, which is to say not pouring (and sometimes even then), I try to start the morning with a walk through the woods and fields near home—a trek that includes many, many stops to photograph the natural history I find along the way. There can be a second "nature hike" when I break for lunch, and there are days when I'm outdoors keeping tabs on the natural world from dawn to dusk, as well as after dark. I've made my living as a photojournalist, specializing in science and medicine, for more than 39 years, and documenting nature in pictures and words has long been a passion. Every day brings a new discovery. Every day, I'll try to post the best one. Harvesting the harvest
February 13, 2018
While I did manage to "tick off"—as in the British way of listing birds you've seen; in fact, British birders are sometimes called "tickers"—a semi-rarity called the Whit...
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Beetle walkabout
February 11, 2018
The temperatures were well into the 50s, the rains had swollen the creeks and rivers, and any traces of snow and ice were gone. I didn't have a lot of time to walk, so I...
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First tree flower
February 11, 2018
When I was working at Yale just about every day, one of my favorite sights at this time of year was the university's collection of early blooming Witch Hazels. Our native...
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Pileated, diminished
February 10, 2018
This morning when I went to the bathroom, I noticed something strange near the top of the tree that holds our suet cage. There was something that looked like a large bird...
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Crown jewels
February 09, 2018
There was a little bit more cold in the air last night, and by morning, there had been a little bit of refreezing. The Noah-sized stream in the woods east of the house wa...
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