It is August and the nesting season is winding down.

On a recent morning, a hush fell over a group of three BiodiversityWorks employees as they listened for the soft chirps of a piping plover on the shore of Lucy Vincent beach.

Lightning bugs, particularly in early summer, have been more visible on the Island than they have been in years.

The excitement started on a Thursday afternoon, July 25, when John Nelson texted me about his sighting of a ferruginous hawk that he just saw at Katama Farm.

There is no reason to stop and smell this honeysuckle.

Venus, the brightest planet in the evening sky is getting easier to see. Have you seen it yet? Venus sets almost an hour after the sun.