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September 1, 2023

Getting to know Washington’s spiders

April 27, 2023 If you hate spiders, I have bad news for you: the world is full of them. In the state of Washington alone, […]

August 1, 2023

Solstice wanderings and the dance of the swallows

June 21, 2023 I came to Spokane Bay on the summer solstice with no intention of writing something new. Paddling up central Montana’s Hauser Lake […]

July 12, 2023

Yellow-rumped Wanderers: a special feature about yellow-rumped warblers

Welcome to Yellow-rumped Wanderers, a special production in collaboration with Will Valentine, producer of the Will’s Birdbrain podcast. Will is an amazing birder based in […]

June 12, 2023

Earth Song: birds, wolves, and the power of singing

For most of us, song is something that permeates our lives on a daily basis. We find it on the radio, in concerts, in ads, […]

May 17, 2023

Finding healing in the midst of climate chaos

I woke up this morning with a gnawing sense of depression, the wildfire smoke blurring the mountains into gray shapes and biting at my nose. […]

May 16, 2023

Unusual chickens: the dance of the sharp-tailed grouse

May 13, 2023 The bird display begins as the sun is nothing but a faint bluish glow on the eastern prairie horizon. Upland sandpipers give […]

May 2, 2023

Bizarre and vibrant: getting to know Montana’s cuckoo wasps

The tiny wasp shimmered between my fingertips, its hard exoskeleton glittering green and blue under the strong June sun. Nearby, along the base of the […]

April 20, 2023

Frigid survival: how American white pelicans overwinter in the cold

They’re like a flurry of snow in the Montana summer. American white pelicans: massive white birds with chunky orange bills and black wingtips. On the […]

April 6, 2023

Spring in Seattle and an Anna’s hummingbird mystery

March 15, 2023 When I left snow-covered Montana a few days ago to visit friends in Seattle, Washington, it was a sudden transition from the […]

March 24, 2023

How to grow a bird-friendly garden in western Montana

When you compare the birds of a manicured lawn with those that inhabit a grove of chokecherries, the difference is stark. The lawn might support […]

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  • Getting to know Washington’s spiders
  • Conociendo las arañas del Estado de Washington
  • El baile de las golondrinas en el solsticio
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