Nature Moments

Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

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Nature Moments: One Year Later

October 2, 2018

Thank you for letting me share a year of nature in my backyard. The entire Nature Moments series may be used for free by anyone, anytime for the purpose of spreading enthusiasm about nature. Special thanks to Bowdoin College, Maine Audubon, the Davis Conservation Foundation, friends and family who starred in the videos, and our fabulous team: Wilder Nicholson, Tom Porter, Rebecca Goldfine, Paul Benham, and Genie Wheelwright.

Filed Under: Fall Tagged With: Nature Moments

The Sound of Extinction

September 17, 2018

Whip-poor-wills, swallows and other birds that feed on flying insects are rapidly disappearing throughout the northeast. The same is true of too many other animals and plants. Once you pay attention to nature and come to care about it, you can hear the loss of species in the deep heart’s core. It sounds like this.

Filed Under: Fall Tagged With: Nature Moments

Parade of Frogs

September 13, 2018

How can so many frog species co-exist in the same pond without competing for food or accidentally mating with the wrong species? One solution is to reproduce at different times of year. From mud season until the first autumn frosts, you can witness a parade of different frogs.

Filed Under: Fall Tagged With: Nature Moments

Lichen Partnerships

June 7, 2018


Those splotches on rocks, tree trunks and twigs? Lichens! Lichens are actually a symbiosis between two major divisions of life, neither of which is a plant. And you can find them everywhere, as long as the air is not polluted.

Filed Under: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter Tagged With: April, August, December, February, Fungi, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September

Faith in Trees

May 7, 2018


Trees provide us shelter, fuel, food, protection from climate change, and beauty. But they also have deep spiritual importance. In a treetop conversation, forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni points out the connection between trees and religion.

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