Longer reads on identification, behavior, and how to share a yard with the species that live in it.
How to tell them apart, who stings, and which ones to leave alone.
Insects · IdentificationKeystone trees, host plants, nectar by season, and the ground layer. Where to start.
Plants · HabitatA year in a backyard. What spring, summer, fall, and winter actually bring.
Seasonal · CalendarFour practical changes that turn a yard from decoration into habitat.
Habitat · PracticalA field-guide starter pack: the species most often recorded in North American yards.
Identification · ReferenceThe first thing that changes is what you notice. On why ID-ing turns scenery into a place.
Essay · Naturalist