As butterflies and newts are spotted in December, earlier than nature intended, scientists warn that species are losing their seasonal cues as winters warm and seasons morph. The latest data from Nature’s Calendar, the UK’s largest study of the seasons, shows that active butterflies and newts and nesting blackbirds have already been spotted, months earlier …
Spring – an important time for Seabrook shorebirds! — SIB
Migrating Red Knots will be arriving. Piping Plovers will head north to breed. Least Terns, Wilson’s Plovers, and other shorebirds will mate and possibly nest on North Beach. It’s a time to enjoy their splendors, understand their challenges, and be extra careful when on the beach – give them space to rest, feed, and nest, […] …
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A Transformative Deal for Nature — The Nature Conservancy — Coyote Gulch
From the Nature Conservancy (Linda Krueger): In October 2020, representatives of the 196 countries that are party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will gather in Kunming, China, to finalize a new Global Biodiversity Framework. Like the 2015 Paris climate accord, this new agreement could mark a turning point in how we […] …
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Late afternoon Barn owls — Appleton Wildlife Diary by Alex White
https://videopress.com/embed/dVZ2s8Gw?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 Each afternoon around 5pm, just as the light is fading a Barn owl appears over the wildflower meadow. A barn owl’s Latin name is Tyto alba literally means White owl, but in folklore it has many different names Banshee, Billy Whit, Death owl, Farmer’s friend, Ghost owl, screech owl, rat owl, and screaming owl. …
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Action Alert: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Under Threat — American Ornithological Society
For more than a century, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) has helped ensure that we can continue to study and enjoy birds in North America by flatly prohibiting the unauthorized “taking” of migratory birds. 896 more words via Action Alert: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Under Threat — American Ornithological Society
Royal Tern — Wilder Alaska
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For the Birds: Bluebirds of my own — Birds of New England.com
Here is the latest For the Birds column, which runs weekly in several New England newspaper. Sorry, but I have to go back to writing about bluebirds. After several weeks of writing about bluebirds that other people had in their yards, I finally got some of my own. I would imagine no apology is necessary, […] …
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Pollinator Research at the NBGW; Murder, Magic and Plant Potions; Upcoming Events; — Cothi Gardeners
We enjoyed a really successful first meeting of the year, even though Lucy, one of our two speakers from the National Botanic Garden of Wales, was unable to make it. Abigail nobly stepped in to cover both their areas of research on pollinators, and in addition had to cope with a laptop failure part way […] …
Thursday Doors — NewEnglandGardenAndThread
I grab a chuckle wherever I can. So, forgive my potty humor, but I couldn’t resist. In this case, Elvis did literally leave the building. 🙂 Happy Thursday. As always, this post is linked to the Door King, Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors – March 5, 2020. via Thursday Doors — NewEnglandGardenAndThread
First spring butterfly — Mike Powell
Yesterday was a beautiful spring-like day and I went on a long hike at Prince William Forest Park, the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region at over 16,000 acres. It felt like the perfect weather for finding dragonflies, but it is still a bit too early for them. I was, however, […] …
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