Wild Side

Wild Side: Checkered beetles

Allies of the Southern pine.

by Matt Pelikan June 10, 2026 2:17 pmJune 10, 2026 2:22 pm

Wild Side: Complex interactions of Cyrtopogon

The bewildering shiny-edged bandit.

by Matt Pelikan May 28, 2026 10:02 amMay 28, 2026 10:02 am

Wild Side: Sweet fern

A plant of intrinsic ruggedness.

by Matt Pelikan May 13, 2026 5:16 amMay 13, 2026 5:16 am

Wild Side: Sharing knowledge

The privilege of learning.

by Matt Pelikan April 29, 2026 2:18 pmApril 29, 2026 2:18 pm

Wild Side: The ecological power of the red maple

Not just another pretty tree.

by Matt Pelikan April 16, 2026 1:05 amApril 23, 2026 2:55 pm

Wild Side: Most unusual songbird

The brown creeper, the undisputed champion of camouflage.

by Matt Pelikan April 2, 2026 2:52 am

Wild Side: New signs of spring

Observable differences in a few short weeks.

by Matt Pelikan March 19, 2026 1:32 am

Wild Side: Ready to fight

Inimical weather may not win after all.

by Matt Pelikan March 4, 2026 4:02 am

Wild Side: Dee-dee-dee

The tufted titmouse has gone from mainland memory to Island resident.

by Matt Pelikan February 19, 2026 8:11 amApril 30, 2026 10:48 pm

Wild Side: Heleomyzidae family of flies

Small, secretive, and hard to spot.

by Matt Pelikan February 4, 2026 2:34 amFebruary 4, 2026 2:50 pm

Wild Side: Songs from the trees

The puzzling rise and fall of the mockingbird population.

by Matt Pelikan January 22, 2026 9:10 am

Wild Side: Knowing how to play the game

by Matt Pelikan January 7, 2026 6:09 pm

Wild Side: Unintended consequences

Seeking out positive interactions with the natural world.

by Matt Pelikan December 23, 2025 11:46 am

Wild Side: Butterflies, insects, and birds

The common red cedar does more than its fair share.

by Matt Pelikan December 10, 2025 12:39 pmDecember 11, 2025 3:14 pm

Wild Side: Migration chaos

Aviation migration grows messier as you look more closely.

by Matt Pelikan November 24, 2025 5:05 pm

Wild Side: Poised for the plunge

Searching for relics of summer.

by Matt Pelikan November 12, 2025 10:05 am

Wild Side: The secondary screwworm fly

A parasitical beauty.

by Matt Pelikan October 29, 2025 10:14 am

Wild Side: Aster bee

Always happy to see them.

by Matt Pelikan October 15, 2025 2:54 pm

Wild Side: Assassin bugs

Evolved to make killing look easy.

by Matt Pelikan October 1, 2025 11:45 am

Wild Side: The vulnerable yellow-winged grasshopper

Was it always rare?

by Matt Pelikan September 17, 2025 10:31 am

Wild Side: The handsome Trigonidiidae

The next addition to the Vineyard Orthoptera checklist?

by Matt Pelikan September 3, 2025 10:06 am

Wild Side: The far side of the really great pond

Another island shows off its triumphs over harsh conditions.

by Matt Pelikan August 20, 2025 11:24 am

Wild Side: The Smiths’ conundrum

Bedbugs or bat bugs?

by Matt Pelikan August 7, 2025 9:00 am

Wild Side: The ligated furrow bee

Ample pollen supplies provide diversity and productivity to the colony.

by Matt Pelikan July 24, 2025 10:34 am

Wild Side: Wet sand biodiversity

The dynamic nature of great ponds.

by Matt Pelikan July 9, 2025 5:00 pm

Wild Side: Breeding Bird Survey

by Matt Pelikan June 25, 2025 11:28 am

Wild Side: Distraction display

The killdeer, an intriguing and atypical shorebird.

by Matt Pelikan June 11, 2025 2:08 pm

Wild Side: Peak time for interesting bee species

by Matt Pelikan May 28, 2025 2:38 pm

Wild Side: Evolution is especially creative

Getting to know the rare American golden longhorn fly.

by Matt Pelikan May 14, 2025 1:28 pmMay 19, 2025 9:44 am

Wild Side: Very Definitely Spring

Dramatic changes can happen literally overnight.

by Matt Pelikan April 30, 2025 9:37 am