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Writing about nature: stories about birds, trees, other plants and animals; reviews, how-to tips, and what's happening now near Lake Superior

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Ferns and the Fractal Glow: Northern Naturalist #53

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Ferns and the Fractal Glow

This time of year, soon after the solstice, when I go into the forest, I exult in the bright green light from the plants. In my neck of the woods, much of the understory will be ferns....

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Black-throated Blue Warbler: Northern Naturalist #52

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Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) is one of the hardest-to-find of the 26 regular species of wood warbler found in Northeastern...

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Counting Birds: Northern Naturalist #51

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Counting Birds

Yesterday I got up at 3:00 am, and drove out into heavy fog and about an hour-and-a-half trip to the designated first stop of my Breeding Bird Survey. I wrote about th...

a month ago
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Kingfishers: Northern Naturalist #50

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The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a stout, big-headed sentinel that presides over rivers, lakes, ponds, and coastlines. Kingfishers are singular birds....

2 months ago
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Morel Mushrooms: Northern Naturalist #49

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Morel Mushrooms: a Delicious Pursuit

Few pursuits inspire the same mixture of obsession, reverence, and devotion as the hunt for morel mushrooms. Morchella species —...

2 months ago
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