What if the methods of raising pileated woodpeckers we perfected at the Tulsa Zoo could help conserve ivory-billed woodpeckers?

“This here’s a woolly monkey,” Gary said, “from South America. When you’re hosin’ down, keep your hands outside the bars.” Read Beth Ann Mathews’ essay from when she was a zookeeper in Indiana. Hippocampus Magazine.

Beth shares a harrowing excerpt from her book Deep Waters, family highlights from 2023, and a nature note about how great blue herons use their middle toes to keep their feathers clean.

Sandhill Cranes are on their wintering grounds now. If you live close enough, consider a field trip to visit these remarkable, unusual birds.

Deep Waters is now available as an audiobook wherever audiobooks are sold, narrated by classically trained actor and director Alex Picard!

Beth & Jim complete the 9-week expedition on their sailboat, a much longer and tougher journey than expected, but also rewarding.

Beth & Jim face rough conditions off Cape Mendocino on board their sailboat, where they encounter an injured blue whale—possibly the survivor of a ship strike or entanglement in fishing gear.

Western Bluebird parents feed chicks in the nestbox used by Oak Titmice last year. Share this educational video, and the dramatic stand-off filmed between the two species last year, with your kids. (Species Sialia mexicana).

Harbor seals challenge each other for space, a mate, or status in San Francisco Bay’s Horseshoe Cove.

American Bushtits feed fledged chicks as siblings snuggle and jostle for position on a branch. Backyard birding.

Western Bluebirds attack Oak Titmice in a challenge over the Titmouse-occupied nest box. Share this educational video with your kids.

Witness a pair of Oak Titmice build a nest in a nest box, learn the species familiar call, observe one bird delivering food and nest material to its mate. Share this educational video with your kids.