This winter the most numerous bird species hanging around our area is the Mountain Chickadee. They appear to make up the core of mixed flocks roaming the neighborhood and slightly outnumber the Red-Breasted Nuthatches and Black-Capped Chickadees. These guys have a wonderful feisty-spunky-gritty- character that makes them a real treat to have around on a […] …
Eagle couple in a nest — Mike Powell
There are at least two Bald Eagle nests (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, the location where I take many of my wildlife photos. One of them is located adjacent to a popular trail and most years the authorities close nearby trails during eagle nesting season. There has been a lot of construction […] …
Wild horse roundups and sale — Tuesday’s Horse
24 wild horses die during BLM Nevada roundup. BLM concludes Eagle Complex wild horse gather. BLM to offer wild horses, burros for adoption or sale in Ewing, IL. via Wild horse roundups and sale — Tuesday's Horse
For the Birds: Chickadees, sumac and disc golf — Birds of New England.com
The temperature when we started our walk was a whole 1 degree Fahrenheit. That number, however, was slowly climbing and there wasn’t a hint of wind to speak of. The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was as blue as you can imagine. In other words, a perfect day to spend several hours outside. […] …
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Launch of the Great Koala National Park Information and Visitor Centre — National Parks Association of NSW
Kevin Evans, Interim President NPA Coffs Coast Branch The Great Koala National Park has been one of NPA’s priority campaigns for the last 6 years. The idea was born at the Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) as their logical local response to the Koala Crisis. NPA and BEC stalwart Ashley Love, helped identify 175,000 hectares of… via …
Master Gardeners’ Bookshelf: What Have Plants Ever Done for Us? — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Master Gardeners’ Bookshelf What Have Plants Ever Done for Us? Western Civilization in Fifty Plants, by Stephen Harris. Book Review by Nancy Brooks, Extension Master Gardener Continue reading → via Master Gardeners’ Bookshelf: What Have Plants Ever Done for Us? — Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Kenya bans ‘wanton and unmitigated slaughter’ of donkeys — Tuesday’s Horse
Eleanor Jones, writing for the Horse & Hound, reports: A ban on slaughtering donkeys in Kenya has been greeted as “tremendous news” by campaigners. The ban was announced on 24 February by agriculture secretary Peter Munya, who had been presented with a petition by Kenyan donkey owners. Kenya had become a hub for the skin …
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Update from the Field: Wild Buffalo Hunting and Potential Capture Begins in Gardiner Basin — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Source: Buffalo Field Campaign “Here at SFTHH we have care and concern for all things wild as we would like to see our fellow passengers, on this Spaceship Earth, keep their rightful seats as being…WILD and FREE!” ~ R.T. We haven’t had too much to report from the field yet this season, but that […] via …
California’s flightless duck Chendytes and our coastal lagoons, with Professor David Jacobs – Evening Meeting Reminder: Tuesday, 3 March, 7:30 p.m. — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG
What is natural on our California Coast? How did the human-caused extinction of the flightless duck Chendytes lawi* change the ecology of our coast? What is the history of our small coastal lagoons, such as Malibu Lagoon: their hydrologic function, their endangered species, their potential for restoration? It is well-known from the La Brea Tar […] …
Vets Pull Entire Beach Towel From Snake Who Just Can’t Wait for Summer — TIME
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsashvets%2Fvideos%2F502163387164246%2F&show_text=0&width=560 In what could reasonably (and relatably) be construed as the result of a deep longing for summer, a python swallowed an entire beach towel because who hasn’t done something dramatic while pining for warmer days? In a video clip shared on Facebook by the Small Animal Specialist Hospital in Sydney, Australia, viewers can watch as… …
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