Monthly Archives for May 2013

Observation is at the heart of Jon Young’s “What the Robin Knows,” which finds its wonders closer to home. Despite its humble title and slim size, it is no less ambitious than “Bird Sense,” promising that backyard bird observation can, in the words of the subtitle, “reveal the secrets of the natural world.” It is […]

by Dan Gardoqui   During an early May morning in Maine, I was on a monthly conference call with some colleagues, occasionally multi-tasking on a few other projects, when I noticed that two robins outside my window (which was closed at the time) stopped moving. I’m not talking a brief pause- instead, they were frozen […]

 by Rick Bedsworth   At the south of my sit spot, there is a picnic area and a dumpster, which has become a larder of sorts for certain animals. Picnicking increases during the summer time, and the appearance of extra food scraps synchronizes perfectly with the rearing of young mammals that use this dumpster larder […]

by Josh Lane   In a recent Wall Street Journal review of Jon Young’s book, What the Robin Knows, reviewer Jonathan Rosen touched on an interesting question: How can one really learn to distinguish between the approach of a cat or a dog simply through reading the language of the birds? Is this kind of skill possible to […]

by Jon Young Research about the impact of nature connection on people’s health and wellbeing is pointing directly at something we have observed through our work over the past 30 years. What’s really exciting is that it’s now becoming clear that bird language can really help move people into true nature connection. My latest book, What […]