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Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow
The Sun, Rises

“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
– Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder
“The sun shines not on us but in us… The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and; tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love.”
– John Muir, Mountain Thoughts

The Sunrise is your daily guide to digital discovery. We select the finest tools, entertainment, and media to help you start your day with intention and joy.

Fun facts about birds

Male American Wigeon swimming, with a glossy green patch behind its eye, a white crown and a pale blue-gray bill, and a brown female behind it

American Wigeon

The Pirate of the Duck Pond

 Male Bluethroat singing with its bill open, its throat bright blue with a rusty spot, perched among pale green willow leaves

Bluethroat

A Throat Lit in Ultraviolet

 Monty the Piping Plover, white with a black collar, orange bill and orange legs, standing in shallow rippled water on Montrose Beach

Piping Plover

A Love Story on Montrose Beach

 Red-shouldered Hawk with a rusty barred breast and black-and-white checkered wings, perched on a bare branch and looking left

Red-shouldered Hawk

The Hawk Behind the Blue Jay's Act

 Two tall gray-brown Sandhill Cranes with red caps walking across Arctic tundra under a pale blue sky

Sandhill Crane

One of the Oldest Voices in the Bird World

 Veery singing with its bill open on a weathered branch, its back cinnamon brown and its pale breast lightly spotted, against a soft green background

Veery

A Hurricane Forecast in a Thrush's Nest

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