CW: mention of a pet's death. In honor of Juniper the cat, we learn about juniper the plant.

There is technically no such thing as a seagull; learn why!

"The Dog Days of Summer" Audry Heller. "August" Brian Strand. "Surviving August" David J. Walker. "Dog Days of Summer" Marylin Lott. "An August Cricket" Arthur Goodenough. "Late August" Ency Bearis.

These 3 long legged, long necked birds can be hard to tell apart on first glance.

Ancient, important, and threatened. These fish are the oldest and largest species in the Great Lakes.

Also known as Bulrush, Reeds, Reedmace, Punks, Raupo, or *ahem* Hot Dog Grass.

It's rabbit season! Remember to not touch any baby bunnies you find in your yard.

"To a Hummingbird" John Vance Cheney. "The Humming-Bird" Emily Dickinson. "Mr. Hummingbird" Hope Kingsley. "Fly Close, Hummingbird" Jared Eli. "Hummingbird" Ahmad Cox. "Humming-bird" D. H. Lawrence. "Hummingbird" Mark Roper. "The Hummingbird" Hermann Hagedorn.

CW: blood, guts, body functions. Vultures, sometimes called Buzzards in North America, are misunderstood sanitation engineers of the sky.

A favorite May flower. "Lilacs" by Helen E. Maring. "Lilacs" by George B. Griffith. "Lilac Bush" by Hilda Conckling. "Lilac Trees" by Larkspur.