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Vermilion Flycatcher — A Bit Of Color — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I was attempting to photograph a family of Harris’s Hawks that reside close to our Tucson home. I was observing one member of the family when I caught a bright splash of color out […] …

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Playero Semipalmado/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.088

Foto: Juan OchoaNombre en español: Playero Semipalmado Nombre en inglés: Semipalmated Sandpiper Nombre científico: Calidris pusilla Familia: Scolopacidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl correlimos semipalmeado, Calidris pusilla, un ave limícola muy pequeña de la familia Scolopacidae. A veces es separada junto con otros correlimos pequeños en Erolia, pero aunque este grupo parece ser monofilético, el nombre genérico …

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Study Finds Staggering Economic Benefit From Protecting Wetlands — The Revelator — Coyote Gulch

From The Revalator (Kimberly M. S. Cartier): For example, in Florida, the loss of just 3% of wetland coverage resulted in $480 million in property damage during just one hurricane. Mangrove forests, marshes, and seagrass beds protect inland areas from storm surges and strong winds. Over long periods, coastal wetlands like these build up sediment […] …

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#ColoradoRiver drought study advances as participants call for fairness between cities, ranches — @WaterEdCO #COriver #aridification — Coyote Gulch

From Water Education Colorado (Jerd Smith): If Colorado decides to join in an historic Colorado River drought protection effort, one that would require setting aside as much as 500,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell, can it find a fair way to get the work done? A way that won’t cripple farm economies and one […] …

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Seabrook Island Birders-Shorebird Walk on North Beach — SIB

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2pm-5pmNorth Beach, boardwalk #1Location: Meet at Property Owners’ beach parking lot, boardwalk #1.Max: 20Cost: None for members; $5 donation for guests Bob Mercer and Mark Andrews will lead several Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) Shorebird Beach Walks at North Beach this spring. We’ll be looking for shorebirds of all types, but watching […] …

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