Author: PerchSpective

Foto: Carlos Mario BranNombre en español: Guacamaya Verdelimón Nombre en inglés: Great Green Macaw Nombre científico: Ara ambiguus Familia: Psittacidae Canto:  Bret WhitneyEl guacamayo verde (Ara ambiguus) también conocido como lapa verde​ o guacamayo ambiguo es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia de los loros (Psittacidae) propio de las selvas de Centroamérica, desde el oriente de Honduras, hasta el noroccidente de Colombia y una población aislada en el occidente de Ecuador.​ Actualmente…Guacamaya Verdelimón/Great …

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Hey what’s this? The world dusted in snow. To wake up and find the world anew.Anew — nature has no boss

A story published yesterday by Fox News of Colorado Springs, CO says that a rescue in Ellicott has reached its capacity and now has a waitlist with eleven more. An email sent this morning asking if any of the horses are coming in with freeze marks has not been answered. A BLM public affairs officer […]Horse …

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Hen in Snow — Wilder Alaska

Hey guys welcome back. And Happy Christmas to those out there that celebrate. Today’s bird is the cliff swallow. Like other swallows the cliff swallow can be seen flying rapidly over water or freshly cut fields as they gobble up flying insects mid-flight with their bat-like flight patterns. Cliff swallows look similar to bard swallows […]Cliff …

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The tradition is very much on the wane now but in some few localities Wrenboys still go out in Ireland on St. Stephens Day. The central theme of the wrenboy visit is the wren, an effigy of which is carried about in a holly branch or in a box or cage. Previously it was hunted…Wren Day, …

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The dark night shrouded the countryside like a cloak. A faint glow from the distant town the only chink in the nights armour. Rain pattered against the car windows, which was slowly starting to steam up from the warm bodies within. It is a waiting game. Watching the inky black beyond the windscreen. Waiting. It […]Nocturnal …

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Not quite sure what’s been going on with me lately, but it’s been more than a month since I last posted to this blog, and also haven’t gotten many photos in all that time worth keeping.  Part of it’s been due to following all the post-election nonsense, which has hopefully ended with the surprisingly calm […]Lockdown …

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