At 6000 feet, spring does not necessarily arrive in accordance with meteorological or astronomical predictions. It does not appear suddenly, but approaches stealthily. A green shoot here, a pink blossom there, an emerald sheen on the lawn, emerging tree buds that suffuse aspens in a hue of red, and cottonwoods in a tinge of gold. … Continue reading Spring’s Blue Ribbon
For as long as I can remember, I have seldom needed an alarm clock. I typically awake on my own, without having my dreams disrupted by bothersome beeping. While human sleep and wake cycles result from nature and nurture, in birds these patterns are inborn. I vaguely recollect learning about a ”bird clock” many years … Continue reading Robinsong
Springtime at the foot of the Rocky Mountains: I wonder how the swallowtail fared from one day to the next. Click here for the German version/klicken Sie bitte hier für die deutsche Version: https://tanjaschimmel.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/april-april-der-macht-was-er-will/
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