All in Nature

A Lyrebird's Astonishing Mimicry Skills

Decades ago, when we went to Australia, we were often told to listen to the songs of the native LyreBirds. However, Lyrebirds don’t sing their own songs at all. According to David Attenborough, all we heard were clever copies of the songs of all the other birds…

TimberBear Removes our 80-foot Swamp-Maple

The ancient 80-foot Swamp-Maple in our front yard in Maine finally got sick and tired of standing upright. This year, it began shedding branches and trunks at an alarming rate. Neighbors warned us in the winter that the larger branch had fallen, but when we arrived we saw the story was much more complex.