This article is taken from European research magazine Horizon as part of our partnership to share natural environment science stories with readers of More than a Dodo. Across an entire desert or ocean, migratory birds make some of the most extreme journeys found in nature, but there are still huge gaps in our understanding of …
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By Chris Jarvis, Education Officer Last week’s observations of the swift nest boxes in the Museum tower highlighted the drama the colony faces in the struggle for survival. This week’s survey made that struggle even more explicit… Clambering through the darkened spaces of the Museum tower, lit faintly by the red lights that the swifts […]Flight …
Celebrating flavor each year on June 10th, National Herbs and Spices Day recognizes the diversity and quality offered by using both fresh and dried herbs and spices in your cooking. All year long, herbs and spices are essential to cooking. But as the summer heats up, developing a knack for cooking with fresh herbs will […]NATIONAL …
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You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. For me, a sure sign that southern Arizona’s annual heat festival has arrived is the appearance of kingbirds. These flycatchers seem to time their seasonal arrivals in our area with the advent of daytime temperatures that are […]Tropical …
THE WEST by Baxter Black They don’t call it Death Valley for nuthin’ And coyotes don’t make a good pet But livin’ out here with the griz and the deer you pretty much take what you get And the Rockies have shoulders like granite They’re big and they make their own rules So take what […]THE …
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Downpipe with beak. Just a walk about in own thoughts. Walk inspired by “Restlessjo” and her captivating “Monday walk” themes. Like some actors prefer to be photographed from a certain angle, this old shed holds the facade up but not from the side or from the behind. This field shed has allied with the trees, […]As …
Click here to read the release from the State of Colorado (Chris Arend, Heatheryn Higgins, Jessica Bralish, Matt Inzeo): The Colorado Departments of Natural Resources, Public Health and Environment, Transportation and the Colorado Energy Office joined together in a statement expressing concern about President Donald Trump’s Executive order to lift reviews of environmentally impactful activities. […]#Colorado …
Isabelle found a nest of peacock caterpillars. — Southwick Country Park
Another month has been torn off the calendar. Before long we’ll be in fall wondering where the hell the year went. Of course, that is when the stress levels will start sky rocketing as that also means the annual Halloween Haunted Trail will be looming and my longtime readers know how crazy that time gets. […]Good …
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for Six Word SaturdayCan’t wait. Got lots to do! — This, that and the other thing
The Northern Herper 
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