The field journal
Gifts for a birder who already has binoculars
Buying for a birder is hard. They own the binoculars. They own the field guide. They have opinions about both. Here is what actually lands, from someone who paints birds for a living. 1. A shirt with the right bird...
Read the entry →The Red Fox Can Hear a Mouse Under the Snow
A red fox can hear a mouse moving under three feet of snow. Then it jumps high in the air and dives in nose first. Here is how that works.
Read the entry →The Monarch Butterfly and the Forest It Has Never Seen
Every fall, Monarch Butterflies fly up to 3,000 miles to a forest in Mexico that none of them have ever visited. Scientists are still working out how they find it.
Read the entry →The Peacock's Train Is Not a Tail
That giant fan of feathers is not actually a tail. And the colors are not paint. They are tiny structures that bend light.
Read the entry →The Wood Duck and the Hollow in the Tree
Wood Ducks nest in holes high up in trees. One day after hatching, the ducklings jump out and bounce. Here is the story of a duck we almost lost.
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