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Recently, I have been delighted to see a small group of Common Mergansers on the river.

The other day at Mount Pisgah, I found an insect that I’ll likely never see again. Neither will you. That’s…

I saw a bird quietly alight on a branch.

There’s a good chance you can spot this little blue-gray butterfly at Mount Pisgah—or in your yard.

I have been watching this wonderful vine grow throughout the arboretum this year. I have followed it from the beginning…

I’m a sucker for weird antennae, so this plant bug was an obvious choice for this week’s column. 

There are weasels at the Arboretum!

Dragonflies earn a lot of superlatives. Their order, Odonata, is one of the oldest insect orders, and fossilized dragonflies look…

Red-tailed Hawks can often be seen soaring in the clear blue skies of summer. As they circle overhead, the sun…

What do you call a fly that eats grasshoppers, bees, and even dragonflies?