Posted inWild Things Cellophane bees are too busy to seek to sting you, even if you go on a Tufts safari to seek them out by Jeanine FarleySaturday, April 2, 2022Friday, April 1, 2022
Posted inWild Things From teeth to tail, opossums are so unusual playing dead is truly the least of it by Jeanine FarleySaturday, March 26, 2022Saturday, March 26, 2022
Posted inWild Things If you’ve heard that blue jays are smart, it’s true; if you’ve heard that they’re blue, you’re mistaken by Jeanine FarleySaturday, March 19, 2022Friday, March 18, 2022
Posted inWild Things Eastern gray squirrels are an urban success story, foraging in peace with other breeds and humans by Jeanine FarleySaturday, March 12, 2022Sunday, March 13, 2022
Posted inWild Things Nobody asked the songbirds if they wanted a job, and that’s why America fought the Sparrow War by Jeanine FarleySaturday, March 5, 2022Friday, March 4, 2022
Posted inWild Things Great blue herons are certainly a sight to behold, and we’ve got a dozen to behold near Alewife T by Jeanine FarleySaturday, February 26, 2022Saturday, February 26, 2022
Posted inWild Things Though a harbinger of spring, American robins can use amazing insulating power to winter here by Jeanine FarleySaturday, February 19, 2022Saturday, February 19, 2022
Posted inWild Things How downy woodpeckers work without harm will amaze you. (It involves a very long tongue.) by Jeanine FarleySaturday, February 12, 2022Saturday, February 12, 2022
Posted inWild Things Fierce bald eagles were feared to snatch babies, but are vulnerable to hunters, DDT and turbines by Jeanine FarleySaturday, February 5, 2022Sunday, February 13, 2022
Posted inWild Things Groundhogs are a terrible predictor of weather, scourge to farmers and yet a benefit to medicine by Jeanine FarleySaturday, January 29, 2022Saturday, January 29, 2022