MIGHTY MITE
Big things come in small packages, we’re told… and if you’d like some evidence to support that theory, boy-howdy, have I got a potent little parcel for you — the Golden-Crowned Kinglet!
A FLURRY OF SNOWBIRDS
Wondering where all the snowbirds have gone? Look no further than your own backyard!
FISHING FOR THE RIGHT TOOL
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Strolling through Lafayette Park early one evening, I took note of the usual suspects distributed along the edge of the centerpiece man-made lake as they waited patiently for red-and-white bobbers to disappear below the surface. The...
NUTCRACKER SUITE
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Ever wonder why hens’ teeth (and any other kind of avian teeth for that matter) are rare? It’s because teeth are heavy. That’s a problem if you live life on the wing but can’t use a knife and fork to cut your meals up into easy-to-swallow...