Why Hummingbird Feeders Are a Terrible Idea
If you’re going to feed hummingbirds, think carefully about what food you’re offering to these tiny, fragile bodies.
Read MoreDance of the Slug
From the shapeless body poke long-stalked eyes, as the slug checks you out. A slug’s personality can really blossom in front of an audience.
Read MorePokeweed: Summer Giant
This gangly, strange-looking character is pokeweed. I bought it at a native plant sale a few years ago, but it never sent up more than a few floppy leaves, and I’d almost given up hope.
Read MorePoison Ivy: Even in Central Park
Poison ivy. An amazingly versatile plant, it does indeed grow just about everywhere. Beaches. Forests. Bayous. Even in Manhattan’s Central Park.
Read MorePigeons: Two in the Bird Bath
Putting up a bird bath, and keeping it clean and full is one of the nicest things you can do for birds in summer. Pigeons take the plunge!
Read MoreRed Oaks: On Fire
Red oak. Really lives up to its name in fall. Late in the season, the red oaks are on fire. The oaks are important trees for wildlife, of course. Everyone knows squirrels eat acorns, but acorns are high-protein food for an astonishing number of animal species: blue jays, wild turkeys, black bears, wood ducks, opossums, woodpeckers, red and gray foxes, rabbits, white-tailed deer, and many more. But a close look at oak leaves shows their other, more subtle, contribution–to the insects. All those thousands and thousands–millions!–of little bumps, nibbles, gnawings, holes....
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