Browsing Bliss Awaits You

It appears you're using Internet Explorer or an early version of Edge, which is a bit like watching a black-and-white TV with "rabbit ears." You're missing symmetry, joy and actual knowledge — not only here on my website but across the internet. I suggest you upgrade to Chrome or Firefox. You’ll discover a lot more nature, maybe even actual rabbit ears.

— Bryan

Southern Coastal Violet (Viola septemloba)

On Vultures and Violets

The Naked Signs of Spring from the American South

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Bryan Pfeiffer is a writer, biologist and boy explorer who chases nature around the world.

Bryan's Blog

Adventures in ideas and nature, currently reporting to you from troubled borderlands of the American South.

2020 Camera Buyer's Guide

Now updated for 2020, here's your guide to point-and-shoot cameras for birders, botanists and other nature photographers.

Blue-faced Ringtail (Erpetogomphus eutainia) by Bryan Pfeiffer

A Field Course on Dragonflies

My three-day seminar on the essentials of damselfly and dragonfly identification, held during peak season (July 10-12) in Montpelier, Vermont.