The Outside Story

by Anna Morris QUECHEE — This is the time of year when my yard feels bursting with life, as the

by Jen Weimer HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. — We’ve all heard the idiom, “The early bird gets the worm.” When it comes

by Susan Shea RANDOLPH – While planting the vegetable garden last May, I heard a repeated bird song emanating from

by Kenrick Vezina LOWELL, Mass. — Hear ye, hear ye! The queens have emerged! We’re talking about bumble bees (genus

by Jen Weimer HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. — Why do ants suddenly appear every time Spring is near? Just like bees, they

by Laurie D. Morrissey HOPKINTON, N.H. – Call it a flower or call it a weed, clover is a plant

by Susan Shea BROOKFIELD – Years ago, when I worked at a nature center in Connecticut licensed to care for

by Laurie D. Morrissey HOPKINTON, N.H. – I’m often tempted to peek at the eggs inside a phoebe’s nest when

by Meghan McCarthy McPhaul FRANCONIA, N.H. – It is a question I face each year as March winds into April:

by Anna Morris QUECHEE — Among the very earliest signs of spring are the strange caterwauls of the barred owls

by Kenrick Vezina LOWELL, Mass. — With spring creeping closer, our year-round avian residents such as cardinals and titmice are