Here is the best from Bay Nature’s newsroom this year: the stories that delighted us, enraged us, got us outside, got us ...

Bay Nature cleaned up nicely at the 2025 Society of Professional Journalists Northern California, winning two awards for four ...

On a fall night, under an outdoor light, a bee stumbles in circles, far from its hive. It cannot fly. Soon, its tormentor reveals itself: a writhing maggot breaks through its neck—killing the bee.

On my recent walks at the Marin Headlands, I’ve been seeing a lot of sea foam washing up along the shore. Are these large amounts of foam normal for this time of year? Is the foam toxic to marine life ...

For years, the author has gathered photographs of local leucistic birds: white (or whitish) woodpeckers, hummingbirds, sparrows, turkeys, bald eagles, and more.

For several years in my garden, one of the harbingers of spring would be the arrival of the white-headed girl. This bird was a female house sparrow, normal except for her bright white cap. She stood ...