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How to Make Peace with the Void Through Birdwatching

How to Make Peace with the Void Through Birdwatching

"It was a relief to be back with the bird-loving weirdos"

By Kyo Maclear | May 24, 2017

How Mozart Changed My Mind About America's Most Hated Bird

How Mozart Changed My Mind About America's Most Hated Bird

Lyanda Lynn Haupt on the Starling

By Lyanda Lynn Haupt | May 5, 2017

Can Trees Save the World After We're Gone?

Can Trees Save the World After We're Gone?

Matthew Battles on the Earth's Ancient Guardians

By Matthew Battles | March 14, 2017

Contemplating Human Extinction, Deep in the Badlands

Contemplating Human Extinction, Deep in the Badlands

Digging for Dinosaur Bones Amid the Dakota Oil Boom

By Edward McPherson | February 22, 2017

Against Nature Writing

Against Nature Writing

Blair Braverman Has Had Enough of Your Contemplative Forest Thoughts

By Blair Braverman | December 22, 2016

The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature

The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature

Richard Fortey

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 19, 2016

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The Language of Love and Death Deep Beneath the Sea

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Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

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Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much?

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You're Probably Misreading Robert Frost's Most Famous Poem

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