Field Notes

Montana Public Radio
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Nature notes and inquiry from the Montana Natural History Center.

  1. 2D AGO

    Night Songs In Autumn

    As the days grow shorter and nights turn cooler, I find myself drawn outdoors at sunset.

    5 min

  2. SEP 8

    Echoes Of Home

    As I watched these mountain bluebirds, likely catching those pesky mosquitoes for their dinner, I felt a familiar comfort in their presence.

    5 min
  3. Fireweed: A Cool Glass of Hope on a Hillside of Beauty

    AUG 6

    Fireweed: A Cool Glass of Hope on a Hillside of Beauty

    Fireweed’s vibrant flowers provide sweet nectar to native bees, flies, butterflies, and even honeybees, if their hive is nearby.

    6 min
  4. Oak Apples? The Role of Oak Galls in Shakespeare’s Plays

    JUL 30

    Oak Apples? The Role of Oak Galls in Shakespeare’s Plays

    Oak gall ink was the most popular ink in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The Book of Kells from A.D. 800, the Magna Carta, and the Declaration of Independence were all written in gall ink.

    5 min
  5. Sometimes The Dog Knows Better !

    JUL 22

    Sometimes The Dog Knows Better !

    My eyes slowly followed the tree down to the base when I saw that my dog was carefully pulling the berries right off the branches and swallowing them down.

    6 min

  6. JUL 16

    The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present

    This amazing place has seen it all, from a giant sea to volcanoes and glaciers to today’s semi-arid desert.

    4 min
  7. Lessons of Curlycup Gumweed

    JUL 8

    Lessons of Curlycup Gumweed

    Clueless as to what this was, I relied on a phone app for identification. Curlycup gumweed? Who came up with that creative name?

    6 min

  8. FEB 22

    Black and White Feathered Bullies

    On the suggestion of an experienced birder, I bought a wire wreath and stuffed it with unshelled peanuts. The magpies spent hours skirmishing with each other to grab a peanut. I reveled in the mayhem.

    5 min
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Nature notes and inquiry from the Montana Natural History Center.

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  • Creator
    Montana Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Field Notes

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