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Coggin Heeringa explores the intricate relationship between sunlight and trees — from shady forests to sun-drenched yards — revealing their remarkable ability to adjust like nature's own blinds.
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Oaks gather sunlight to nourish themselves for the coming year. Similarly, Interlochen Public Radio collects and retains resources each summer to sustain its services to the Michigan community.
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Georgia O'Keeffe supposedly hated flowers, but she painted many of them. But flowers aren't supposed to be beautiful for humans - they're the reproductive parts of plants.
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The hatching eagle symbolizes independence. But anyone who has followed an eagle nest cam knows that newly hatched bald eagles are anything but independent.
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The Hermit Thrush and Wood Thrush can be hard to distinguish, but their songs reveal their identities.
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Grand Traverse Bay often takes on an ultramarine-like hue, a color created by lapis lazuli stones.
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Birds aren't always the most faithful partners, and much like Shakespeare's character, Othello, male cardinals do not take kindly to that.
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Antonin Dvorak mixed up his birds in his famous American string quartet.
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Listen this week as Coggin explains the curious connection between bees and Igor Stravinsky's Scherzo Fantastique. Hear Outdoors with Coggin Heeringa every Wednesday on Classical IPR.
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This week, Coggin muses about why lovelorn birds are the subjects of several songs and poems.Hear Outdoors with Coggin Heeringa every Wednesday on Classical IPR.