Today, March 3, is World Wildlife Day. Since 2013, the United Nations has set this day aside to celebrate Earth’s incredible biodiversity – and to call attention to the ongoing mass extinction (Ceballos, Ehrlich, & Dirzo, 2017). This year’s World Wildlife Day is all about big cats. As such, I have prepared a special post […] …
Today is World Wildlife Day!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_NV4U7qLrJk?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent March 3, 2018 will be World Wildlife Day. Since 2013, the United Nations has set aside this day to celebrate the earth’s extraordinary biodiversity – and to call attention to the threats to that diversity. This year’s World Wildlife Day will focus on big cats. As the UN has pointed out, big cats are […] …
Bird feeder blitz
You have to give squirrels full marks for perseverance. This fellow tested my patience several times earlier today, but eventually, I conceded. After all that effort and acrobatics, to the victor goes the spoils!
Kaleidoscope of beauty
The sun really brings out Keito's greens, blues and coppers.
Nobody will find us here…
A previously unknown “supercolony” of more than 1.5 million penguins has been discovered by scientists in the Danger Islands, a chain of nine islands located off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Professors from Stony Brook University in New York say they discovered the enormous colony of Adélie Penguins, which live on the Antarctic… via …
Horus: The Yellowhammer’s Nest
Birds have inspired some of the most moving and insightful art and literature in history. Consider the following insightful and moving poem from English poet John Clare (1793 – 1864): The Yellowhammer’s Nest BY JOHN CLARKE Just by the wooden brig a bird flew up, Frit by the cowboy as he scrambled down To reach […] …
Chickadee
A little eye to eye with a Black Capped Chickadee on a chilly and snowy afternoon. via Who Me? — nature has no boss
Tundra Swans
It’s winter on the Niagara River. While most of us are looking forward to spring, migratory birds from the high Arctic are frolicking here as if the river were a tropical resort. The tundra swan foreshadows the arrival of winter on the Niagara frontier. During the waning days of autumn, large flocks of these elegant […] …
The beginning of it all
Cosmic records of the earliest days of the universe, 13.8 billion years ago, are starting to accumulate. Soon, we may have all the clues we need to piece together the events that transformed hydrogen and cosmic energy to the blooming universe astronomers study today. Today (Feb. 28), scientists announced the discovery of some of the… via …
A sparkling, one-of-a-kind vintage
If only I could bottle up her intoxicating scent: a musky, spicy fragrance that can rival any perfume!
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