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About Roger Gosden

A British/ Canadian/ American scientist specializing in reproduction & embryology whose career spanned from Cambridge to Cornell's Weill Medical College in NYC. Married to Lucinda Veeck, the embryologist for the first successful IVF team in America. They retired to Virginia, where he became a master naturalist and writer affiliated with William & Mary. He also writes on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gosden

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Roger Gosden

Almost all the Yellow-rumps have left for breeding grounds in the north. They are a pleasure to welcome back in the garden in early fall, quite unmistakable with their yellow rump and side. A large warbler and the only one … Continue reading →

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Overshooting the Human Project

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Roger Gosden

The first astronauts described Earth with mystical awe as a vulnerable pearl in the barren wastes of space. It had looked the same since before the rise of mammals in the Cenozoic epoch, but suddenly our dirty footprints are all … Continue reading →

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White-throated Sparrow

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Roger Gosden

These plump sparrows arrive in late fall and are still here, waiting for an impulse to fly to their breeding range in northern states and Canada. White-throated sparrows peck under the feeder for food spilled by Cardinals and others from … Continue reading →

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Peace!

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Roger Gosden
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Tundra Swans

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Roger Gosden

Hereby begins a short series of our winter visitors. The Tundra Swan is smaller than the other two swans found in Virginia. The Mute Swan was introduced and breeds here, but the Trumpeter Swan like the Tundra is a winter … Continue reading →

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