by Kieran Lindsey | Jan 8, 2020 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret, Never to be told. Eight for a wish, Nine for a kiss, Ten for a bird, You must not miss.* ONE… I’ll concede to the...
by Kieran Lindsey | Aug 1, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Everyone has their own personal markers of summer—the flash of a firefly, the pulsing hum of cicadas, the aroma of freshly cut grass… I’m sure you have a favorite. To my mind, nothing says summer quite as definitively as the sight...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 25, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD As the most literal of helicopter parents, a ruby-throated hummingbird mom (RTH, Archilochus colubris) takes hovering to a whole new competitive level. In the case of this feathered sprite (2.8 – 3.5″ long, including bill, and just over 1/10 of...
