Photography of Birds – Set # 30 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

Set # 30 Black-necked Stilt Everytime I see this bird it makes me smile, in my mind is like seeing a toy animated. It looks, unreal. I like them very much. White-tufted Grebe This lovely White-tufted Grebe, is very active, a great swimmer and diver. They are always present in most marshes. © HJ Ruiz […] …

Sign Petition to cancel “Big Lick” show in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN — Tuesday’s Horse

» SIGN PETITION HERE « The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration announced on April 23, 2020, that it will hold a “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse Show at its 30,000 seat outdoor arena on May 21-23, 2020. The Celebration is located in the City of Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN. Record […] …

Meet one of America’s most famous wild horses — Tuesday’s Horse

This colorful mustang has been galloping through the Sand Wash Basin for nearly 30 years By HEATHER BALOGH ROCHFORT | 5280 MAY 2020 |SOURCE LINK Four years ago, photographers descended upon the Sand Wash Basin to watch the government bait-trap some of the area’s wild horses. But while documenting the controversial practice, meant to curb …

Building a meadow on the cheap — Scottish pollinators

‘Building a meadow on the cheap’ is our guest blog today from Dave Pickett, Nature Reserves Manager, for Flanders Moss, Blawhorn Moss & Loch Lomond National Nature Reserves. Today he reflects on the story to create the Flanders Moss NNR car park wildflower meadow Early 2016 and the car park at Flanders looked awful. After …

Return of Bird of the Week: Sapphire-throated Hummingbird — Wickersham’s Conscience

This is a remarkably beautiful species that really, really doesn’t want WC to photograph it. This photo illustrates what WC means: You can get an idea how handsome this male is, but the bill and part of the tail are partially obscured by the leaves and, in a recurrence of WC’s long-standing bird photography curse, […] …

VANISHING BREED? by Baxter Black — Blog.cowboypoetry.com

© 2020, Jessica Hedges VANISHING BREED? by Baxter Black They call ‘em a vanishing breed. They write books and take pictures and talk like they’re all dyin’ out. Like dinosaurs goin’ to seed But that’s my friends yer talkin’ about. Like Tex from Juniper Mountain. He carved out a way of life where only the […] …

Chicago bans horse-drawn carriages — Tuesday’s Horse

City Council votes to pull horse-drawn carriages off the streets of Chicago by year end CHICAGO (Apr. 24, 2020) — Horse-drawn carriages in Chicago will be a thing of the past after City Council voted 46-4 Friday to ban them by the end of the year. For years, animal rights activists and some aldermen have …

Cornell Lab Bird Cams — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG

From Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birds: The Cornell Lab Bird Cams connects viewers worldwide to the diverse and intimate world of birds. We work to make watching an active experience, sparking awareness and inspiration that can lead to conservation, education, and engagement with birds. Our viewers tell us that watching the cams […] …