When I first started doing ancient DNA way back in two thousand and [polite cough], every base pair was a win. Nature papers were published with less sequence than you’d now expect a fresher to produce in their first lab practical. The exciting thing about being in a new and expanding field was the way […]G(e)nomic …
Winter’s Song Dogs: Eastern Coyotes! — Oakland County Blog
WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY Aldo Leopold wrote: “There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.” I consider myself an unabashed member of the latter group. Coyotes certainly represent “wild things,” but they are not restricted to rural sections of our county. They are extremely adaptable creatures, and it’s perfectly…Winter’s Song …
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Medieval Ireland | Inishmurray Monastic Site — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
“Saved by its ocean walls from ordinary marauders in former times, and from the wanton tourist of today… Inishmurray has retained a larger number of examples of primitive Irish Art than perhaps any other early Christian settlement in Ireland.” ––William Wakeman, A Survey of the Antiquarian Remains on the Island of Inishmurray, 1893 The first…Medieval Ireland …
Wildlife Conservation Day — Travels Through My Lens
Today, December 4, 2020 is Wildlife Conservation Day. A day set aside to bring awareness to illegal poaching and the cruelty inflicted on animals and endangered species. In honor of this day, I am sharing some photos of animals that I have taken over the years. Most professional wildlife photographers use burst mode to capture […]Wildlife …
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Baby Animal — Sweet Animal Pictures
#Cutest Pet, #Happy Pets, #Pet PictureBaby Animal — Sweet Animal Pictures
Puppies Pictures — The Mutts Blog
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Just two of our hedgehogs , happily sharing breakfast .TWO — Wildonline.blog
Glasgow plants hope — Scottish pollinators
Climate change and biodiversity loss are colossal twin challenges in a struggle society has to win. No corner of the globe is left untouched. Recently the focus picked out Siberia where, it was revealed, between May and October of this year temperatures were 3 C higher than average. It was another startling indication that the crisis […]Glasgow …
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Bird Photos from 2020 – Passerines — Wickersham’s Conscience
As you might suspect, WC finds birds and bird photography a refuge from the dumpster fire that is current events. For WC’s own peace of mind, if not yours as well, Wickersham’s Conscience will feature bird photo posts irregularly through the balance of the year. Some of these images may have appeared earlier this year. […]Bird …
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. There was a time when vast expanses of North America’s western plains were home to millions of prairie dogs. These rodents lived communally in gigantic “towns,” complex networks of burrows that sometimes covered hundreds of square miles. […]Black-tailed …
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