Maria de Bruyn participates in nature-oriented citizen science projects, volunteers for the Orange County Senior Center and coordinates a nature-themed book club. See more of her photos on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bruynmariade/), Blue Sky (@mdb2024.bsky.social), and in blogs at https://mybeautifulworldblog.com.
- ‘Shrooms and Bugs — Here Yesterday and Gone today!
- Window Wildlife Watching
- “Big Birds” Making Do Despite the Drought
- Helping Wildlife Confront Nature’s Increasing Challenges
- A Spring-Time Welcome Back!
- Weathering this Year’s Winter Storms
- Bulky Birds and Cold Weather
- We’re Thirsty and We Need a Bath!
- Warbler Weary? No Way!
- Bird behavior bonanza — an owl, a cuckoo and combative hummingbirds
- Late Summer Nature And a Note About Avian Emotions
- A rare visitor and entertaining fledglings delight local birders
- National Moth Week: Nature-Based Entertainment for Kids and Adults Alike!
- Celebrating the 40th US National Park and Recreation Month
- Early summer winged delights
- Raptors and “ruby’s” rounding out spring
- Unexpected encounters with wildlife
- Giving nesting birds a helping hand
- The Wild Side: We and wildlife welcome spring!
- Volunteers and Orange County assist seniors in need!
- Nature in stressful times
- Discoveries during winter birding
- The boon of bare trees and dormant vegetation
- American Indian Culture and the NC Botanical Garden
- Coping with wet, windy and changeable weather
- Art and nature — a marvelous match
- It’s time to think about pollinators!
- Farewell until next year my garden beauties!
- Give your kids and/or yourself a fun night out!
- You can be a naturalist and citizen scientist, too!
- The yard as an ongoing nature documentary
- Meeting bird kids’ needs
- More unexpected encounters with wild neighbors
- Unexpected encounters in the natural world
- Spring has truly sprung!
- What do creeks mean to you?
- Welcome visitors from the animal world
- Life at a local winter pond
- Supporting those less fortunate than us
- Water, water everywhere — reflections on reflections and effects on our avian friends
- Volunteering for conservation of green space in our area
- Generosity for our avian neighbors
- Nature’s surprises in a warm and mostly dry autumn
- A career in science, technology, engineering, arts or math?
- Berry bounties for birds
- Promoting citizen science about pollinators
- Bald birds and hairy caterpillars
- Jordan Lake ramblings
- A bird and some bees — potential feeder rivals
- Underappreciated beauties of the animal world
- Welcome the new birds, both migrants and babies!
- Birdy family life continues
- Rivals for Avian Real Estate
- Birds of a Black Feather Flock Together!
- An Almost ‘Rare’ Bird
- Waterfowl in Winter
- Creatures Getting Ready for Winter Need Those Fallen Leaves!
- Leapin’ Lizards: Adorable Anoles Abound!
- Autumn Is Coming
- A Sunflower Field is Not Just Sunflowers!
- The Wild Side: Weather, Water, Wildlife, and Wellbeing
- Beauty on the Wing
- Hummers and Bugs Tooling Around Town
- Portrait of a White-Eyed Bird
- Signs of Spring
- A Celebrity Rare Bird and a Local Fan
- And Now for Something a Little Different
- Red marks the spot — and Happy Holidays to you all!
- Advocating for Trees and Leaves
- Raptors are Roaming
- A Surprise at the Pond
- A New Celebrity Bird
- Appreciating and Protecting Trees – A Focus for National Forestry Week
- Insects Can Be Exciting!
- Mammals on the Move
- An Elusive Bird Draws Crowds
- Ospreys – Returning Harbingers of Spring
- Spring Migration is Coming Soon
- A Winter Irruption for North Carolina
- Gorgeous Grosbeaks Gathering
- Nest Boxes: Not Just for Spring and Summer
- Twitching in the Triangle?
- Saying goodbye to autumn – please keep those fallen leaves!
- Relocate, don’t kill, snakes!
- Helping Monarchs Thrive
- What gets birders really going? A rare bird!
- Herons, Hawks and Home Goods Stores
- Planting for Hummers
- Baby birds are still around!
- Citizen Science in the Yard and Neighborhood
- Intriguing Insects to Arouse our Wonder
- Spring has sprung!
- Finding Joy in Nature During Troubled Times
- To feed or not to feed — is that the question?
- A Potentially Lethal Combination
- Leave the leaves, please!
- Arbor Week in Rogers Road