Author Archives: Roger Gosden

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

Green Fire

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Roger Gosden

“We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes—something known only to her and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia | Tagged Aldo Leopold, conservation, Douglas Tallamy, Green fire, invasive species, native plant, naturalist, Virginia, wolf | 2 Comments

The Return of the Native

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Roger Gosden

Apologies to anyone who recently visited my blogs posted between January and March 2013 and found the pictures were missing. This was a widespread problem affecting WordPress bloggers, but the images have now been reloaded. *********************************** A large black-and-white bird … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia | Tagged bald eagle, conservation, eagles, endangered species, extinction, naturalist, pollution, red kite, Thomas Hardy, Threatened species | Comments Off

A Tree for Hugging

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Roger Gosden

If the Ancient Greeks ever had a deity for protecting the environment it was Artemis. She was a goddess of the forests and wilderness, a defender of the vulnerable who once hid in a chestnut tree from Zeus when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged American chestnut tree, chestnut tree, conkers, horse chestnut, John Muir, naturalist, Robert Morris | 1 Comment

A Hunter’s Heart

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Roger Gosden

Of all the things I remember about being in Boy Scouts, the stories told by Akela, our scout leader, about how to survive in the wilderness have stayed with me over the years. Suburban London children didn’t need to know … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia | Tagged Boy Scouts, childhood, London, naturalist, nature, outdoors | Comments Off

Nose to Proboscis

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Roger Gosden

Dogs get really close when they want to check something out. Noses twitch and nares gape when air is being drawn from an object of curiosity across their olfactory epithelium, which can sense far more odors than we can ever … Continue reading →