Well, it’s about darn time in my book. I’m happy to see that in my lifetime that today we have gotten something very right with conservation and that the national symbol for the United States of America has been taken off of the Endangered Species List. The move is important on so many different levels–number [ Read More ]
“I don’t approve of this entry at all! I’m seriously considering disowning you. Harumph!” I’ve been kind of debating about whether or not to put up a link. But, I’m going back to my personal blogging rule, “Would I find this interesting?” Yes, I would. Nerve.com asks for experts in different fields (like sudoku masters) [ Read More ]
I saw goldfinches gathering nesting material today. At distance, their coloring really blended in with the dull yellow of the vegetation. You would think the males would pop out more. This female appeared to be supervising the male’s gathering. But perhaps she was just begging for a kiss? He didn’t give her any nesting material, [ Read More ]
Yesterday when I was trying to get ready to go to The Raptor Center, I noticed that one of my monarch chrysalises was about ready emerge. Wow, that was fast. Seemed like it was only yesterday this guys made the pretty, green chrysalis. Right before the monarch emerges, the chrysalis turns dark and you can [ Read More ]
From Newswise Science News (thanks budak for the heads up): Farmers in Jamestown, R.I., are being paid by local residents to delay haying their fields until after birds have completed nesting in a unique test to establish investment markets for ecological services. The project to protect habitat for bobolinks, a grassland-nesting bird whose population is [ Read More ]
We have some really cool friends. One of whom is Kitty, who among many other talents is a caterer to bands. Now, when I say bands, I don’t mean like Kielbasa Kings, I mean mainstream bands you might actually have heard of: Motley Crue, Depeche Mode, Justin Timberlake, etc. Yesterday, she came into town with [ Read More ]
Another great link from Jeff that I had squirreled away in my massively overstuffed inbox: Nesting piping plover vs least tern. For some reason, the link defaults to the photos being irritatingly large. If you click on “zoom out” above each photo, they fit the frame and are easier to view. I never realize how [ Read More ]
I originally decided to keep mum on a story that broke in late May about a handful of roller pigeon enthusiasts in Oregon and California who were charged with killing raptors (including Cooper’s hawks, goshawks, red-tailed hawks, and peregrine falcons) to protect their hobby. I figured it was a case of a couple of bad [ Read More ]
Just got an email from a friend with a request…along with a very weird graphic (not sure how I feel about being ordered around by a bushtit): Patagonia (the outdoor clothing company) is opening a new store in Palo Alto, CA and as part of the promotion they will be giving away $5,000 to a [ Read More ]
Five days ago we checked the hives to see if they were ready for some expansion. Olga was very ready and we added a third brood box. Kitty was about three frames behind, so we decided to expand Olga and give Kitty a few more days to build up comb. We took a look at [ Read More ]
