Text and photos by David Jonathan Cohen Two parks – one compact and the other sprawling – offer havens to wildlife in Forest Hills. Astonishing diversity is dense in Linnean […]
Take a self-guided bird walk on International Migratory Bird Day
by Marlene Berlin International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May. And on that day, the Rock Creek Park Nature Center usually organizes a variety of activities for […]
Don’t miss this: The white-throated sparrow is making a brief appearance
by Marlene Berlin Early spring wildflowers are not the season’s only ephemeral beauties. The white-throated sparrow is visiting us for only a brief time. It arrives in the early spring […]
Backyard Nature: Enjoy the early spring wildflowers before they disappear
by Marjorie Rachlin I love early spring. I savor the filmy delicate look of the trees as they begin to leaf out. I watch for the many different shades of […]
Backyard Nature: A performance you can still enjoy live and in-person
by Marlene Berlin I know of one show that has not been postponed or cancelled. It’s free and open to the public. The outdoor temperature just has to be warm […]
Backyard Nature: Frogs in Broad Branch Stream
by Marlene Berlin Signs of spring are popping out everywhere, so a few days ago I headed over to Broad Branch and Linnean Streams to look for two of my […]
Photos: February flowers
Shortly after we rang in the new year, spring arrived. At least, it felt that way. The National Weather Service reported “much-above-average temperatures” for January, and on February 3rd, it […]
Video: A masked intruder at the bird feeder
by Marlene Berlin Some lessons of the bird feeder: Birds definitely have a pecking order. Never bet against a determined squirrel. And birds and squirrels aren’t the only creatures interested […]
Backyard Nature: The beauty of trees in winter
by Marjorie Rachlin Winter is a great time to take a good look at our trees. With no leaves it’s easy see their “bones” – shapes, structure, bark, seedpods. Here […]
Photos: Nature’s ice show
by Marlene Berlin If there’s an upside to the cold wintry blast this week, it’s that the ponds in Broad Branch and Linnean Streams begin to ice over, and the […]