My goodness, those mourning cloak caterpillars pupated quickly! Less than two weeks after gathering a whole boat load of mourning cloak caterpillars on the bike trail, the all emerged at about the same time. I was engaged in a phone meeting when I looked over and saw all the activity unfolding in my butterfly ranch. [ Read More ]
We split a CSA share with our neighbor Zoe. The other day I was dropping off her half of the tasty fruits and vegetables when I heard a cardinal chip nearby. I could tell the sound came from the small tree next to me on the sidewalk, but thought it strange that the cardinal ceased [ Read More ]
First up, an oldy but a goody of videos that make the rounds on the Internet, but with the passing of Michael Jackson, it’s worth a replay. The Moonwalking Birds (aka red-capped manakin): Yes, this bird does actually move like that, manakins do all sorts of funky moves or mating. Big news! The new duck [ Read More ]
The next Birds and Beers will July 9, 2009 at 6pm at Merlin’s Rest. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’re interested in birds, you’re invited. You can meet other birders–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, share cool research projects you might be [ Read More ]
Amy linked to a really interesting video on Twitter last night. Here’s a video of an eagle attacking a remoted controlled plane. I’m trying to figure out what type of eagle it is. It looks “booted” (has feathers that go all the way down to its toes) which would suggest golden eagle, but the feather [ Read More ]
Look at this pygmy-owl outside of Los Andes lodge! This one perched right out the front door. There was some debate as to whether this was a ferruginous pygmy-owl or mountain pygmy-owl. The debate seemed to center around the spots on his head. Ferruginous pygmy-owls should have streaks, mountain pygmy-owls should have more spots. To [ Read More ]
Why, hello there, Mr. Clay-colored thrush! I totally forgot about this photo I took of you at Los Andes in Guatemala! While working on another project, I discovered a huge backlog of blog posts–I have parts of Guatemala that I haven’t blogged about yet–one of them was my absolute favorite lodge we visited. Doing some [ Read More ]
Last week, when I was on the bike trail, I came across a ton of mourning cloak caterpillars. They were trying to cross the path, some made it, some got squished by unknowing bike riders. I tried to take some home, I fit as many as I could in my little pouch and brought them [ Read More ]
It’s time to share fun things found via Twitter and Facebook or share links people would like me to share. First, note that there is one spanky blog contest going on in the form of Swarovski & Birdchick’s Digiscoper of the Year contest. You have nothing to lose and a fabulous pair of ELs to [ Read More ]
I’ve been doing so much traveling, I have not been able to visit much with our bees. Poor Lorraine had to take over beekeeping duties while both Mr. Neil and I were away. She did her best, making sure to give the bees more room to build as they filled in their hive boxes. We [ Read More ]
