The garden is now bursting with early summer blooms. The only regret is that peonies don't last longer. This is also the first year I've grown allium.
Short-billed Dowitcher — Wilder Alaska
Short-billed Dowitcher — Wilder Alaska
cute — Sweet Animal Pictures
cutecute — Sweet Animal Pictures
Crested Caracaras — Almost Ready — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. We took advantage of our discovery of a nest of Crested Caracaras (based on tips that I received from others) by returning to the site several times. I was able to chronicle the development of the three […]Crested …
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Return of Bird of the Week: Violet Sabrewing — Wickersham’s Conscience
Another stunningly beautiful hummingbird, to which WC’s photo doesn’t begin to do justice. A gem of purple, blue and green, with a strongly decurved bill, this is another ridiculously colorful hummingbird. It’s also Central America’s largest hummingbird, measuring 15 centimeters (a little over 5.25 inches). Unlike most hummingbirds, male Sabrewings compete for females on a […]Return …
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Savagery in the Great Basin — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
by Katie Fite as published on CounterPunch.org The Bureau of Land Management has spent the pandemic churning out rapacious public land projects at breakneck speed. This includes egregious grazing decisions drastically increasing livestock numbers for powerful ranchers. After complaints, Idaho BLM Director John Ruhs responded that ranching was an essential service. At the same time, […]Savagery …
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Cascadian Lady’s Spring Hat: Local Fashion Highlights of the Season — Okanagan Okanogan
And it sings, too.Cascadian Lady’s Spring Hat: Local Fashion Highlights of the Season — Okanagan Okanogan
As the Day Slowly Rises — leaf and twig
beneath the surface the clarity of dreams persistAs the Day Slowly Rises — leaf and twig
Incoming — nature has no boss
A female Calliope Humming bird, the smallest bird in the United States mind you, zips right on by just like this week has. Happy Friday and hope your weekend is full of fun.Incoming — nature has no boss
@ColoradoStateU unveils educational resources on potential #restoration of wolves in #Colorado — Coyote Gulch
Here’s the release from Colorado State University: Colorado residents will vote in November on a ballot initiative that calls for the proposed reintroduction of gray wolves to the state. Proposition 107, a citizen-initiated measure, would direct the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to develop and oversee a science-based plan to restore wolves to the western […]@ColoradoStateU …
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