A neat physics trick helps creatures large and small see better at night. From John Muir Laws, a Naturalist’s Notebook to elucidate your next night walk.

Eyeshine page 1 - NNB Spring 2023 by Jack Laws
Some eyes you may see shining at night. Page 2 of John Muir Laws' spring 2023 Naturalist's Notebook.

Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws is the author of the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide. Learn more and find class schedules at johnmuirlaws.com.