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Every time I go out to the arboretum, I remind myself to slow down and take my time.

This week’s column features an aquatic moth. That’s right. The Petrophila confusalis moth has an amazing life story, and it starts under the…

I was sitting at the edge of the river seeing what interesting animals might wander by, when this little creature…

Here’s a butterfly that’s relatively easy to see this time of year. The Common Wood Nymph is generally dull brown…

This little bat was found dead last fall clinging to the side of a tree. Since then, I would occasionally…

It’s time for an interruption for Gasteruption!

A small stained glass window is resting on a leaf. The opalescent panels shimmer with the slightest breath of wind,…

The cicadas in the western U.S. aren’t the periodic cicadas that emerge by the jillions on the east coast. But…

The Common Yellowthroat is a beautiful bird.

River jewelwings are beautiful, sparkly insects, even if the common name isn’t completely accurate. It’s not so much the wings,…