by auduboncnc | Apr 2, 2024 | Nature News
By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator There is a general agreement in my house. I cook dinner and my husband cleans up. Recently, I felt like I was doing most of the work, while he had the easy job. A switch in roles one night gave me the opportunity to reflect on...
by Kim Turner | Jul 26, 2021 | Nature News, Summer
Caterpillars are very good at two things. One is their near-miraculous ability to turn to goo inside a cocoon or chrysalis and emerge as a flying moth or butterfly days, weeks, or months later. The other thing is their amazing ability to quickly turn plants into...
by auduboncnc | Jun 8, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Summer
I’ve found entertainment in my yard in the past few weeks. I’ve been watching Black-capped Chickadees nesting in a dead tree. The tree they chose is a large Sugar Maple, whose top fell over in a storm seven years ago. The top has been cut and burned in the campfire or...
by auduboncnc | Feb 16, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Something beneath my feet is stirring. If I stand still, and tilt my face toward the sun, there is a sensation of movement, of an ancient force awakening that triggers reactions by the thousands. I can feel it within myself as well, this unnamed presence that stirs...
by auduboncnc | Aug 14, 2017 | Nature News, Summer
The sky swings gently above me as I rest in the hammock my kids bought me on a long ago Father’s Day. The tree that is shading me swings back and forth as well, coming in and out of focus with the swaying of the hammock. This is one of the best places to spend time on...
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