Bernd Heinrich

From one of the finest scientists and writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in close observation of the natural world, one that has yielded marvelous, mind-altering insight and discoveries....

In a book destined to become a classic, biologist and acclaimed nature writer Bernd Heinrich takes listeners on an eye-opening journey through the hidden life of a forest....

The animal kingdom relies on staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter....

Bernd Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can be spied on only by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father"....

Infused with his inexhaustible enchantment with nature, Summer World encourages a sense of wonder and discovery for the natural world and its busiest season....

In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich returns to his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds....

From one of the finest naturalist/writers of our time, a fascinating investigation of Nature’s inspiring death-to-life cycle....

Eggs come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. Some eggs are hard. Other eggs are soft....

Why do millions of flamingoes flock together in Africa? Why do meerkats live in colonies? Animal groups have some fascinating behaviors. Discover the amazing bonds that keep animal groups together....

Why do aquatic frogs spend the winter buried in mud? Why do garter snakes coil together in dens? Animals hibernate in some unique ways. Discover the amazing ways hibernating animals spend the winter....

Acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. What is the biology in humans of this deep-in-the-bones pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing? Find out more....

The surprising, rich life of tree swallows in nesting season by the acclaimed naturalist....