About a year ago in this space, I wrote about a fascinating tree — the bald cypress, Taxodium distichum — that was unique in that it is a conifer that ...

A caracara is a bird of prey not normally seen this far north in the country, but a rare visit is a draw for birders.

yet none could explain this rare albino redwood. The meeting notes concluded: “No explanation or theory was offered to account for this curious, abnormal blanching of the foliage of a single ...