This article in the Daily Camera of Boulder, CO refers to the anti-horse bias at the BLM, which dates back to its predecessor, the Grazing Service. But it’s not just horses.  Anything that interferes with public-lands ranching is targeted. Examples include wildlife, invasive weeds and trees that crowd out forage. The article includes a post-roundup […]

Grazing Service Alive and Well at BLM — Western Horse Watchers Association

A video that shows the complex structure of a wild rabbit warren.

— Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve

American Dipper, Lolo National Forest, Montana. Photo: Troy Gruetzmacher/Audubon Photography AwardsClick the link to read the article on the Audubon website (Caitlin Wall): In March, Congress passed and President Biden signed a federal spending bill that will fund the government through September 30, 2022. Overall, the funding is a win for conservation and provides helpful…

Federal Funding Provides Some Wins for #Water #Conservation and Birds in the West — The Audubon Society — Coyote Gulch

Foto: Fabio AriasNombre en español: Trepatroncos Pico-de-cuña Nombre en inglés: Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Nombre científico: Glyphorynchus spirurus Familia: Furnariidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl trepatroncos picocuña​ (Glyphorynchus spirurus) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Furnariidae, subfamilia Dendrocolaptinae, la única perteneciente al género Glyphorynchus. Probablemente se divida en más de una especie.​ Es nativa de la América tropical (Neotrópico), desde el sur de México, por América Central y del Sur, hasta el centro…

Trepatroncos Pico-de-cuña/Wedge-billed Woodcreeper/Glyphorynchus spirurus — Birds Colombia #OneBirdPerDay #UnAvePorDía

The Knights Templar were founded about 1118 or shortly before by Hugh de Payens and other noble knights, for the primary purpose of protecting pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem. Because their headquarters were located near the site of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, the order became known as Militia Templi Solomonis, or the soldiers of…

The Knights Templar in Ireland — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland

It can be difficult to get a good photo of a white cockatoo, because they’re so uniformly white. My camera tends to treat them as an uninteresting blob of uniform colour, unless I can get really close to the bird. I was quite pleased with this shot. Even though the bird was high in a […]

Cockatoo sculpted by sunlight — Birds in Sydney

never come. There are two graveyards here on opposite sides of the sea Loch, just a few miles apart as the crow flies, the land route takes longer. They have each their very distinct tradition and a very distinct tune being played at funerals.

two tunes for two graveyards — Graveyards of Scotland

We know they are invasive aliens but we love our squirrels.

— Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve

Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Tapaculo del Chocó Nombre en inglés: Choco Tapaculo Nombre científico: Scytalopus chocoensis  Familia: Rhinocryptidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl churrín del Chocó​ (Scytalopus chocoensis), también denominado tapaculo del Chocó (en Colombia),​ es una especie de ave paseriforme perteneciente al numeroso género Scytalopus de la familia Rhinocryptidae. Es nativo del extremo sureste de América Central y del noroeste de América del Sur. Foto: Jorge MuñozDistribución y hábitat Se distribuye por…

Tapaculo del Chocó/Choco Tapaculo/Scytalopus chocoensis  — Birds Colombia #OneBirdPerDay #UnAvePorDía