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    Night hikes
    Tal Galton
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    Night hikes

    The brightest nights to be in the forest are during the winter, with the leaves down, under a full moon. On the magical moonlit nights wh...
    Budding leaves welcome songbirds
    Tal Galton
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    Budding leaves welcome songbirds

    As the buds split and the tree leaves unfurl, tiny caterpillars and other invertebrates hatch out to feed on the new growth. Migrating so...
    Katydids herald the beginning of the end of summer
    Tal Galton
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    Katydids herald the beginning of the end of summer

    I started hearing katydids this week. Right now there are just a few male adults--the early members of an orchestra beginning to warm up....
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