Backyard Naturalist: Our harbinger of spring shares some secrets
The American robin, despite living here all year, are Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone's sign of spring.
Michael's Latest Articles
Backyard Naturalist: One man’s journey from observer to obsessive
The Backyard Naturalist and some friends took a trip beyond their Weston backyards this week in search of Taiwan's native birds.
Backyard Naturalist: Learning to love that messy garden
Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone is taking time before tending to his garden in hopes of helping his animal neighbors.
Backyard Naturalist: Greet the dawn chorus this spring
Spring is here! Join Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone in slowing down each morning and listening to nature's bird choir.
Backyard Naturalist: Welcome spring and the bluest of birds
Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone is ready to welcome back the bluest of birds this spring.
Backyard Naturalist: Bad Bunny! How to appreciate those rascally rabbits
“Cute as a bunny” is meant as a sincere compliment when aimed in the direction of a younger, smaller human.
Backyard Naturalist: Big Night is here for Weston’s amphibians
Monday’s warm rain sounded the alarm, triggering the instinctive arousal button in thousands of our slippery, neighbors.
Backyard Naturalist: Make way for red-tail hawks
To Michael Pappone, nothing says “free as a bird” quite like a red-tailed hawk soaring overhead on a sunny day.
Backyard naturalist: Endowed with the skills of a multi-medalist
The Eastern gray squirrel has athletic talents equal of anyone medaling in Milan-Cortina.
Backyard Naturalist: Small but mighty, that’s our Weston chickadee
What weighs less than a couple of pocket-change quarters, is present in virtually all of Weston’s backyards and is the state bird?
