Unraveling the Mysterious Lives of Bananaquits

The territorial bird of the U.S. Virgin Islands is credited for its beauty, but we never mention how smart they are.

Charlotte Amalie𑁋Spring in the northern hemisphere is here. The grass and shrubs around your home grow thicker, taller, and faster as the rainy season nears. A small sugar apple tree in the distance catches your attention. The small shrub-like tree barely has a few dozen leaves.

The sugar apple tree looks like it’s dying, but a bundle of twigs is wrappe…