Wings of Color
She has an unusual passion for Lepidopteria -- that's "Moths" for the layperson. Marianne Blair raises one spectacular species of moth in particular -- the stunning Cecropia, North America's largest moth. Wing colors -- chocolate brown, pink, orange, purple -- are most vivid when these huge moths emerge from their cocoons.
Sport of Kings
Peregrine Falcons are trained to hunt game for their handlers, much like they have since medieval times. These "wolves of the sky" hunt together, much like wolfpacks stalk their prey.
The Ancient Bay
The Chesapeake is more than crabs and oysters. Below the surface lays buried ancient secrets to the earth’s past – an historical record offering tantalizing clues to some of the world’s greatest cataclysmic events. To unearth new evidence, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources sends its own research vessel onto the Chesapeake.