America’s most-hated native bird is (in my experience) the brown-headed cowbird. But did you know that, before it was a “cowbird” it was a “buffalo bird” — a species with a deep and ancient symbiosis with the American bison??? #bird #birds #wildlife #bison #buffalo

Sorry to be quiet on here! @bsky.app isn’t allowing me to post any of my longer videos, and the last 3 videos I’ve made have been longer ones (2.5 minutes). You can check them out on YouTube or any of my other socials! youtube.com/@howtoloveaf...

Ethan Tapper

Ethan Tapper is a forester, ecologist, bestselling author and content creator from Vermont. His first book — How to Love a Forest — is the winner of the 2025 New England Book Award in nonfiction. Etha...

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Goooooooose drama! The story of Harold Hanson 👇👇👇 #bird #birds #wildlife #goose #geese #taxonomy #biology #ornithology #drama

A tour of some of the restoration work I’ve been doing at Bear Island recently! #forest #forestry #restoration #ecology #ecosystem #environment #wildlife #habitat #science #stem

The story of the giant Canada goose! #bird #birds #animal #animals #wildlife #restoration #nature #goose #canadagoose #geese

How can you tell if your forest was never cleared??? #forest #forests #tree #trees #history #naturalhistory #science #stem #nature

Barf… #endangeredspeciesact #endangeredspecies #endangered #animal #animals #wildlife #nature #science #stem #harm

Have you heard of “motorized migrations?” More on Canada geese, cranes, and migration soon — but here’s one about Father Goose and “Fly Away Home!” #bird #birds #goose #geese #wildlife #animal #animals #migration #restoration #nature #science #stem

What’s the greatest conservation success story (by the numbers) in American history? #turkey #wildturkey #bird #birds #wildlife #naturalhistory #restoration #conservation #nature

“Restoring old-growth characteristics” is a newer practice within the practice of “ecological forestry” — and now it’s basically all I do! I wish there was enough characters here to say so much more! Happy to answer any questions you have. #forest #forestry #restoration #nature #ecology #love

Ripping through some turkey facts! Did you know that turkeys are capable of “parthenogenesis?” Or that they have a color-changing “wattle,” “snood” and “caruncles???” #turkey #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #science #stem

Name that nearly-extinct bird! The now-ubiquitous wild turkey was 100 years ago reduced to perhaps 0.3% of its pre-colonial abundance. Here’s how and why! #bird #birds #turkey #nature #wildlife #science #biology #history #naturalhistory

A quick note on bird penises and cloaca’s and why this is maybe also the development of “consent” in birds? Weird stuff here, folks…. #bird #birds #wildlife #ecology #biology #evolution #science #animal #animals #stem

What is forest “structure?” And why is it so important to birds (and all wildlife)?? #forest #tree #trees #wildlife #bird #birds #animal #animals #science #stem

Only one animal was domesticated in North America — the wild turkey! This is the “wild” story of turkey domestication. #turkey #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #history #naturalhistory #science #stem

Birding is playing Pokemon (in real life)! If you haven’t already — pre-order The Forest Year from your local indie bookseller today! Or find some options at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #bird #birds #birding #birder #wildlife #animal #animals #nature #pokemon

How can the stones in the stone walls you find on the woods tell you what the fields around it were used for?? If you haven’t already, please pre-order The Forest Year from an indie bookstore today! See some options at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #forest #nature #history #ecology #science #stem

What are the most important laws protecting wildlife in the US?? #wildlife #animal #animals #biology #ecology #nature #science #stem

Birds cheat on each other (a lot)! If you like birds you’ll love my new book — The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving — which is available for preorder! Plz preorder from your local indie bookseller or at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #science #stem

This is a crazy one! Behold: the incredible journey of the eastern newt! #wildlife #animal #animals #critter #biology #science #stem #newt #salamander #amphibians #nature

“A Bird of Courage” — the (true) story of Benjamin Franklin, the wild turkey, and the bald eagle! #bird #birds #wildlife #animal #animals #turkey #eagle #nature #history #science #stem #america

Heres another short reading from The Forest Year! This one, from the introduction, talks about a central theme of the book: in a transient world, what it means to decide to stay. Pre-order The Forest Year at your local indie bookstore! Or EthanTapper.com/forestyear #book youtu.be/8OIV3uh-XGk?...

Choosing roots over wings! From The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving

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How are acorns baby oak trees’ “lunchboxes”??? Pre-order The Forest Year at your local independent bookstore or at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #tree #trees #oak #forest #forests #nature #plant #plants #science #stem

Have you heard of the chimney swift?! This bird is somehow both an old-growth animal and now a human-dependent animal — here’s how: #bird #birds #animal #animals #wildlife #nature #oldgrowth #tree #trees #habitat #science #stem

A short reading from The Forest Year— about resilience and what it means to be a “steward” Pre-order The Forest Year today from your local indie bookseller or EthanTapper.com/forestyear #book #books #author #authors #forest #nature #stewardship #resilience #love

What’s the best way to support authors?? Pre-order their book!! Ok ok ok so one of the authors that you can support by pre-ordering is me! Pre-order The Forest Year from your local independent bookseller or EthanTapper.com/forestyear today! #author #authors #book #books #forest #nature

The amazing story of the tule elk, and how it was saved from extinction! #animal #animals #wildlife #elk #deer #history #naturalhistory #nature #restoration #science #stem

Here’s a birding tip I wish someone had told me when I started birding! #bird #birds #birding #birder #birdwatch #birdwatching #birdwatcher #wildlife #nature #animal #animals

Forest forensics time! How can we tell what happened in this forest??? #forest #tree #trees #forester #naturw #ecology #history #naturalhistory #science #stem

How can we learn to identify individual birds??! Birding is a big focus of my new book — The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving — which is now available for preorder at the link in my bio! #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #birding #animal #animals #spring