Fire-red eyes burn in the dark. For a long time, you see nothing at all, your attention drawn only by a loud and suggestive rustling. But, you peer deeper into the tangled undergrowth, until an ...

There is so much we don’t see of even the most common birds’ lives. Take the California towhee, one of my favorite of all birds. They are found in nearly every yard in Marin: plain brown, large and ...

From forest edges and thickets on late spring mornings in the Northeast comes what sounds like an exhortation from across the pond: “drink-your-tea!” This is not a British parent’s plea, but rather ...