Pied-billed Grebe. This accomplished swimmer and diver is common throughout most of North America but is often overlooked.

“Living on Earth without knowing anything about nature is like living in Tokyo without knowing a word of Japanese. Sure, you can get by. But you’re going to miss a lot of what's going on.”

-- Kenn Kaufman
Kenn Kaufman. Photo by Kimberly Kaufman
I was lucky. The sheer variety of nature captured my imagination when I was very young, and my life has been endlessly fascinating as a result. Now my mission is to open more eyes to the wonders of nature. Through my books, magazine articles, public speaking, and now through the internet, I want to share the remarkable diversity of the natural world with everyone.
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Small White Lady's-Slipper. This orchid, restricted to damp prairies of the upper midwest, is now localized and rather rare.
The world
of nature
is the
real world
New in spring 2007 -- the latest addition to my series of field guides to nature
All photos, drawings, and text on this web site are by Kenn Kaufman unless noted otherwise. Copyrighted, all rights reserved.