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Hawks and Humans on a Burning Planet
Birds of prey are now migrating by the millions over a damaged world — and near you.
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The Perils and Joy of Butterflies at Sea
To save or savor Monarchs during their autumn migration to Mexico
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Bryan Pfeiffer
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Life, Death and Dragonflies
In poetry and in warfare, and flying near you, some of the most audacious animals on Earth
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A Duplicitous Flower and its Rare Bee
My 25-year journey in their drama of reproduction.
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Bryan Pfeiffer
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White Whales, Sea Glass and Butterfly Sex
Discoveries of nature and mind on the shores of the Gaspé Peninsula
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Bryan Pfeiffer
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Diapause
While Chasing Nature takes a short break, here's some summer reading on owls, seashells, fakery and extinction.
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Bryan Pfeiffer
The Moth and the Flame
Like no other animals, moths bring to your doorstep the extreme and sublime diversity of life on Earth. So lose some sleep with them this summer.
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Our New High-Water Mark
From my canoe, adrift on the flooded streets of Vermont's capital city, an essay on the climate disaster and our routine assault on nature.
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The Smoke We Breathe
Wildlife and plants from the burning lands of Canada
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The Week in Pink Things
Until my next essay, about love, I bring you an interlude of moths and orchids.
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