Urban Wildlife Guide

  I was watching great egrets at the Jersey shore yesterday. They get their long legs, neck, and other parts into very complicated positions...

  I am seeing purple flowers everywhere. Like striped crocuses. Periwinkle. A crocus with a visitor. Glory-of-the-snow. And rogue hyacinths....

By astronomical reckoning, spring will arrive this Thursday, March 20. Meteorologists already started spring on March 1. For me, it begins t...

  Daylight savings time starts today. It was dark when I got up this morning. It will be light longer this evening. Most of my clocks turned...

  A local witch hazel bush is covered with squiggly flowers now, despite the sudden return of frigid temperatures. My fingers nearly froze w...

  I found this crocus blooming in my yard yesterday. It's time to quote Algernon Charles Swinburne again. " ... time remembered is ...

  Snowdrops are blooming despite the icy rain. Click to enlarge the photo. I have started counting down to spring. Here's a link to a we...