
Star Watch: The Winter Solstice – 2024
Scientists tell us that a “winter solstice” will occur this year on Dec. 21. We’ve heard the term before and it’s supposed to be the first day of winter, but cold temperatures have been with

Scientists tell us that a “winter solstice” will occur this year on Dec. 21. We’ve heard the term before and it’s supposed to be the first day of winter, but cold temperatures have been with

This autumn has been dry and warm; that’s not a great combo for viewing fall colors. With more moisture and cooler nighttime temperatures, the display would’ve been so much better. But why do leaves change

The holidays are here and you may be knee deep into black Friday deals already. Before you buy that gift card for the favorite outdoorsman in your life, consider trying to surprise them with a

Some years back I put up nest boxes in my woodlot for the cavity-nesting birds. White-breasted nuthatches readily took to the boxes for raising broods, and for roosting.
As our planet makes its

Hannah Grushon is a first-year master’s student at the University of Illinois and a graduate research assistant with the Illinois Natural History Survey.
With a background in studying grassland birds and plants, her research

Change in nature usually comes about in thousands or even millions of years, not in months or a few years. Quick and easy rarely has a place with Mother Nature. Everything moves deliberately, but make

Unless you are auditioning to be an Ebeneezer Scrooge imitator in a new local production of “A Christmas Carol,” you have to love the holidays. The only challenge is trying to figure out which is

A young American kestrel perches on top of a post in Carl Richard’s photo.
This youngster recently fledged from a nest box in a large park near Richard’s home, and even though we don’t

A few weeks ago, sipping black coffee at my desk around 6 a.m., an email dropped into my inbox from an address I didn’t recognize.
It was from a reader who lives in southeastern
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