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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. A touch of yellow
April 15, 2018
Forsythia are non-native shrubs related to olives and are mostly residents of Asia. The plant genus is named to honor William Forsyth, a Scottish botanist and royal garde...
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Mate search
April 14, 2018
The Phoebes have been back for several days, and, in their raspy voices, they've been singing up a storm, calling out an approximation of their common name over and over.
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Maybe a match
April 13, 2018
Any worries about what might happen today, the date that folks stricken by paraskevidekatriaphobia everywhere fear the most, quickly went by the wayside when the sun came...
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Not quite dynamic duo
April 11, 2018
When I spotted the first Great Horned Owlet several days ago, I thought that it might not be alone. But no matter how long I looked... and no matter how many pictures I t...
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Hepatica heaven
April 11, 2018
Last year, after searching for what I was beginning to assume were truly mythical plants, I finally discovered a patch of Hepatica, one of our earliest bloomers and a spe...
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