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BirdWatching  •  Ilya Raskin

Ilya Raskin

Ilya Raskin is a professor of plant biology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology at Rutgers University. He is also a nature and wildlife photographer who has traveled around the world shooting photographs and has contributed to BirdWatching and other publications. 

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In search of the Sharp-tailed Grouse

In search of the Sharp-tailed Grouse

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Ilya Raskin
Published February 28, 2023

Sharp-tailed Grouse, charismatic feathered dancers that depend on wildfire, face a gauntlet of problems. Yet solutions exist, if we’re willing to try.

Witness a migration spectacle at Pennsylvania’s Middle Creek

Witness a migration spectacle at Pennsylvania’s Middle Creek

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Ilya Raskin
Published February 1, 2023

See a blizzard of Snow Geese and Tundra Swans at this Globally Significant Important Bird Area.

The last raptors of winter

The last raptors of winter

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Ilya Raskin
Published April 28, 2022

A late-April encounter with Rough-legged Hawks in snowy northern Minnesota is an unexpected gift.

Meet the Great Blue Herons of Richmond, Virginia

Meet the Great Blue Herons of Richmond, Virginia

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Ilya Raskin
Published March 23, 2022

Thousands of Great Blues breed in the Chesapeake Bay region, including dozens of pairs near Richmond, the “city of herons.”

A last glance at summer before Wood Ducks depart

A last glance at summer before Wood Ducks depart

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Ilya Raskin
Published October 27, 2020

The exquisite ducks gather in large roosts in the Chesapeake Bay region before flying south.

Preserve saves a butterfly — and lots of birds, too

Preserve saves a butterfly — and lots of birds, too

By Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Ilya Raskin
Updated October 27, 2020

One of the world’s last inland pine barrens — home to an endangered butterfly — is also an important site for birds of conservation concern.

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