Humanity can choose to recognize the way nature works, and work with it, or ignore it to our own peril as we watch the slow, if not rapid, degradation of the ecosphere, ecosystems, populations, and species that exist on the planet Earth. Wild Places, Wild Birds chooses to pay attention, learn, recognize, understand, and act. Hope you’ll join, with our focus on birds, us as we present the cultural, economic, and scientific information needed to save our spectacular natural world.Brian M.
Bird of the Week
“Snow Buntings have been studied relatively little in North America, owing to their remote breeding range in the high Arctic and their nomadic habits during winter. “
Birding Pages
Challenges to Bird Survival
A key motivation for developing this website is to educate the public. To provide a learning environment, increase awareness, and increase motivation and involvement in one of the most critical ecological tipping points in modern times. In the reports below are stories of both disaster and success, opportunities and lost chances, and sadness.
Photo of the Week – Dec 2025
PBS REPORTS – The Ruffed Grouse – long-term ruffed grouse declines across Appalachia
Aurora Borealis 2024 – Lake Superior, Alger County, Michigan
