Table of Contents TLDR {#tldr} If your yard holds water for days after it rains, stop fighting it and plant into it. For herbs that tolerate actual standing water, start…
10 Wetland Birds to Know and How to Spot Them
Table of Contents Stand at the edge of any marsh at dawn and you’ll hear it before you see it — the rusty-gate creak of a heron taking off, the…
20 Birds of Burkina Faso You’ll Actually See (Plus Where to Look)
TLDR Burkina Faso holds more than 500 recorded bird species, from six vulture species teetering on the edge to a crane that struts around cattle like it owns them. Your…
What Do Otter Civets Eat? The Diet of a Rare Hunter
Lowe’s otter civets eat fish, crabs, freshwater mollusks, and other small aquatic prey, supplemented by birds, small mammals, and fruit they grab by climbing. That’s the short answer. The longer…
Birds of Ukraine: A Field Guide by Habitat
Table of Contents Ukraine’s Avian Landscape at a Glance {#ukraines-avian-landscape} Ukraine’s bird list sits at over 450 recorded species — 454 to 457 depending on the source and how recent…
What Do Père David’s Deer Eat?
Père David’s deer eats primarily grasses and aquatic plants — but the full picture is more interesting than that. This is a deer that evolved to forage in wetlands, wades…
Snakes of the Great Dismal Swamp – A Field Guide
Twenty-one snake species live in the Great Dismal Swamp. Three of them can hurt you. That ratio is the single most useful thing to carry with you onto Washington Ditch…
Endangered Wetland Plants: Species, Threats, and Protection
Wetlands look messy from a distance. Marshes, bogs, fens, swamps, shallow ponds. Mud, reeds, sedges, floating leaves, and a lot of mosquitoes. They’re also among the most productive habitats on…
Birds of Latvia: 25 Species to Watch For
Latvia is one of those countries that quietly punches above its weight for birding. It’s got Baltic coastline, huge wetlands, pine forests, rivers, lakes, and enough open habitat to keep…