Bryan's Blog
The Adventures of a Field Biologist and Boy Explorer

The “Snowy Owl Scoop” Takes Flight
I’ve just launch the Snowy Owl Scoop — all sorts of online resources for meeting your Snowy Owl needs this winter, including a sightings map.

Snowy Owls Arrive
As I had predicted, the Arctic came visiting this past weekend. Snowy Owls were discovered in Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and elsewhere across the northern U.S.

Snowy Owl Alert
This cold front could bring more than snow to New England: be on the lookout for Snowy Owls.

The “Shadow” from a Halloween Dragonfly
A Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) and its shadow on the beach at Bahia Honda State Park on Big Pine Key, Florida.

Getting Goosed This Autumn
In the angled light and wide open spaces of the Champlain Valley this autumn, I suggest that you get goosed.

A Love Letter to Monhegan Island
Sure, I miss the birds and vistas on one of the most beautiful places on this Earth. But what I miss most is the Monhegan melting pot.

Gratitude
Gratitude is easy after you’ve survived a heart attack.

LIVING
For a guy who could easily be dead right now, I’m not feeling half bad.

The Eclipse on the Wing of a Butterfly
The Heavens — and a total solar eclipse — reside on the wing of a butterfly.

Fly or Die: Painted Ladies on the Move
Now passing you by is one of the planet’s great events — an epic migration like no other. Painted Lady, the world’s most widespread butterfly, is on the move. We’ve been seeing them bigtime here in New England the past few weeks.

A Tiger in Vermont
Congratulations, Vermont. You’ve got a new dragonfly — and a “new” plant.

Dusk to Daytime High in Vermont
The glow and the light here in three panoramic images from the mountains of Vermont.