'Revel in the grubby wilderness': how to spot nature from lockdown

Staying home during the pandemic presents a unique opportunity to become better acquainted with wilderness in all its formsIn May, my partner and I had a daily ritual: he would send me a photo of the robin’s nest taking shape above the front door of his parents’ house, where he was sheltering in place. At first, it was more a pile of twigs than a structure, but slowly, it transformed into a woven bowl. Blue eggs appeared, and then chirping baby birds. A robin nested in that same spot