Category Archives: Nature

Check BirdCast for Migration

There’s a White-eyed Vireo still singing in the garden and two Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds still visiting our nectar feeder. They will soon be on their way, flying overnight with millions of other summer visitors observing the shorter days and cooler temperatures.Last … Continue reading

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Locust Nuptial Dance

Not much stirs on a sultry afternoon in the Alleghenies. There’s a raven croaking, a Tiger Swallowtail swooping, a bluebottle fly buzzing around in crazy circles.And what seemed at first sight another butterfly, it rises from obscurity on the dirt … Continue reading

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Musical Moths

I love this project (click to YouTube).The musician Ellie Wilson worked with Oxford Contemporary Music and scientists who studied biodiversity to transform recordings of night-flying moths into music gently accompanied by traditional musical instruments.Moths are mysterious denizens of the night. … Continue reading

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Roger Gosden’s Substack

I have posted articles about reproductive medicine, science, and population on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? since the spring of 2024. And shortly I will launch new literary work on my Personal Substack at https://gosden.substack.com/p/welcome-to-my-personal-substack. I hope you will … Continue reading

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Taking a Pause

In the past decade I have blogged news and views on a nature theme 300 times. Visitors can access these posts in archives and the sister domain, Jamestowne Bookworks. I am taking a break from blogging to devote more time … Continue reading

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