What's up outside?

This week, Cheryl Bartz investigates a mystery animal sighting — with inspiration from Sgt. Joe Friday. Listen for the full experience, or read on for more details.

In spring, I like to get out every day to see which plants have emerged. If you blink, you can miss the whole season.

Mourning dove. Squirrel. Goldenrod. What do they have in common? Somewhere in Michigan, someone hates them.

On a sunny spring day when the thermometer tops 50, some of us get the urge to go out and clean up the yard. Fifty is kind of a magical number in the natural world, too.

The first bird song I remember ever hearing was a robin. I was crawling around under the dining room table, as kids do, when I heard a new sound outside. I scrambled to the window to see what it was–a dark bird with a red stomach. A robin, my mother said.

There are many species of leech in Michigan but only a few feed on mammal blood.

Overall, they created a chamber about three by five feet in area and about five feet high.

Valentine’s Day is approaching so here’s a heartwarming story about porcupine love.

Have you ever noticed a goose swimming in an icy pond and wondered how they keep their feet warm? It turns out they have lots of strategies.