The Outside Story

The Gray Jay. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

“The soul of a dead woodsman”

The latest installment of "The Outside Story," sponsored by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Wellborn Ecology Fund, explores the folklore and natural history of the gray jay

The Rosy Maple Moth. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

Cutest moth ever?

The latest installment of The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, solves the mystery of the fuzzy, pastel-hued Rosy Maple Moth.

Ice Out. Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.

Ice-out data adds to knowledge about climate change

The latest installment of The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, explores local data showing ice-out coming earlier, lilacs blooming sooner and predictions of shorter sugaring seasons

Blue Moon. Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.

Once in a blue supermoon

A blue supermoon will rise on January 31 — a rare occurrence indeed. The latest installment of The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, explores the science...and encourages you to go out and take a look

Black Bear den. Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.

Bears make their beds for winter

The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund, explains how black bears 'go to bed fat and strong and wake up skinny and strong'

The Nighthawk. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

Summer’s last exhale

The Outside Story: Common nighthawks are neither common, nor nocturnal, nor hawks. But they are really cool

Illustration of a solar eclipse. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

A dragon devours the sun

A partial social eclipse will be visible in New England on Monday. The Outside Story explores the mythology and science of these dazzling astronomical events

Phoebes. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

Summer house guests

Phoebes take up residence every summer under awnings and atop porch lights, seemingly unperturbed by our presence

The Hermit Thrush. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

The hermit thrush: nature’s flute

The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund, offers a primer on the most beautiful song in our northern New England woods

The Pileated Woodpecker. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

Drumroll, Please

What kind of woodpecker am I hearing...? Turns out, you can tell them apart by the style of their drumming. Learn how in the latest installment of "The Outside Story" sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund

Blue jay with seed. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

Boisterous Blue Jays Flock in Winter

In the latest installment of "The Outside Story," supported by the Wellborn Ecology Fund, learn what is up with that rowdy flock at your birdfeeder

A baby Killdeer. Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.

Killdeer: The Pasture Plover

How did this cute little plover earn such a name? Learn more in "The Outside Story," a weekly series about the natural world, is sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund

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