Nature Nearby: Our noisy neighbors
BY FRED SEITZ — The abundant gatherings of one of our most common and vocal “songbirds,” the common crow, will…
Nature Nearby: “God’s Dog” visits Hyattsville
BY FRED SEITZ — Early in July, a character known as the Trickster in Native American lore visited a Hyattsville…
Nature Nearby: Snake not in the grass
BY FRED SEITZ — One fine May afternoon, I saw the mailman on my front sidewalk waving his hands at…
Nature Nearby: A scream at night
BY FRED SEITZ — It was a dark, but not so stormy night; rain and fog had mostly passed when…
Nature Nearby: Time to hop into Spring
BY FRED SEITZ — Valentine’s Day has passed without the usual love songs from the swamp. Spring is a bit…
Dark shadows overhead
A casual walk along the bike path or around Magruder Park might provide a view of a large shadow soaring…
Nature Nearby: The music of the night
BY FRED SEITZ — On a warm summer or early fall night, stepping outside fills your ears with a symphony or…
Oh deer!
The white-tailed deer, the largest native mammal in the metropolitan area, has been a prominent area resident for decades. The…
They’re BAAACK!!!!!
At the time of this writing, the red-eyed nymphs were just beginning to show themselves by creeping up through the…
Edible Invaders
From early March through May, the edges of many local woodlands are decorated (some say defiled), by a green invader…
