Just like you & me, birds appreciate a down coat when the snow is flying. They have a distinct advantage, though: they can fluff up their own feathers to keep […]
A Ball of Fluff
Monthly Archives: October 2000
Winter Wonderland
A recent walk on one of our nature preserves yielded a snowy treat. When the air is moist, the temperature is cold, and the wind is low, hoar frost can […]
A Tree that Tells a Story
When you see a large, old tree whose branches reach out to all sides, spreading out wide rather than reaching mostly upward, you know something about this tree, and about […]
A Hopeful Sign of Spring
Spring has sprung—and she is so generous that she even let Old Man Winter stop by for another day or two… Through the mud, a patch of lingering dirty snow, […]
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