Through Handlens and Binoculars

Last weekend while taking a break from the Great Backyard Bird Count , I was in our living room when I heard the familiar low warbling song ...

As we have during the past few years, Lindsay and I participated in the Indiana Audubon Society Winter Bird Feeder Count again this year. F...

The shores of Lake Michigan... certainly not the rich, fertile soils that characterize much of the rest of the cornbelt. In fact, this is on...

Scott: "Wasn't it two years ago at Notre Dame that we saw a Merlin ?" Lindsay: "Yeah... I was at work, so I didn't ge...

In the days leading up to and following the (in my opinion much overhyped) recent "Snowmageddon," we noticed an increase in the n...

Many of you are probably on the computer right now as a means to rest your aching backs and re-warm those fingers and toes after hours of sh...

If you've got a few minutes, turn up the volume on your computer and visit these links that lead to songs about plants. This one is abou...

A couple of weeks ago, the botanical world lost one of its finest when Fred Case passed away at the age of 83. Fred, a botanist and high sc...

Last weekend, Justin Thomas and I took a trip to Rocky Falls near Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri. Although this picturesque winter Oza...

A snowy morning here in North Liberty, Indiana... Over the last two days, Lake Michigan has dumped ~18 inches of snow on our property. Parts...