The Chasing Nature Index

Tricolored Heron / © Bryan Pfeiffer

This index is organized mostly according to what flies, walks, hops, slithers, swims or just sits there evolving or decaying — from birds to plants to fossils. Every essay is also about us, of course, and our place in the world. If your time is scarce and precious (and whose isn’t?), the index begins with curated favorites. Thanks for being here.

BRYAN’S FAVORITES


BIRDS


BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS


CLIMATE / BIODIVERSITY / EXTINCTION


DRAGONFLIES


BOTANY


WAR, PEACE, CIVILITY, HOPE and JOY


SEX


GENERAL NATURE STUDY