In the cozy corner of a bustling pet store, among the cacophony of chirps, meows, and barks, resided a small, yet vibrant leopard gecko. For three long months, she watched as people passed by her enclosure, their eyes scanning but never settling on her. Time and again, she saw her neighbors, a variety of other …
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It's been a while since my last post (yes, this does feel like a confession). A lot has happened in the many months since I've posted and much that's happened has provided the fodder for a change in life - and writing - focus. I hope you'll indulge me while I take you on a …
This little rose bush managed to survive the winter in the earth pile I had built up following the emptying of containers last year. It looked like it was on its last legs last Fall, but it seems my assessment was - thankfully - wrong! If it's happy there, there it shall stay.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jiU2lrGnT7U?feature=oembed TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died on Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. Considered one of… …
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Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Pibí Tropical Norteño Nombre en inglés: Northern Tropical Pewee Nombre científico: Contopus bogotensis Familia: Tyrannidae Canto: Dan LaneEl pibí tropical norteño o papamoscas tropical norteño (Contopus bogotensis), es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Tyrannidae perteneciente al numeroso género Contopus, hasta recientemente (2022) considerada un grupo de subespecies de Contopus cinereus. Es nativa de México, América Central y del norte de América del Sur, también en Trinidad y Tobago. Distribución… Pibí …
Hy-Brasil was an island which appeared on ancient maps as early as 1325 and into the 1800s. On most maps, it was located roughly 321km (200 miles) off the west coast of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean. Its name is derived from Old Irish hy, a variation of í, meaning ‘island’, and brasil, from… Hy …
Purton Two pale phase ARCTIC SKUAS flew low upriver mid channel at 12:02pm. 27 LITTLE GULLS flew N at 9:45am. (Francis Steuck). WWT Slimbridge From Estuary Tower this morning, 26 LITTLE GULLS low up river (presumed same as Purton), 20+ Commic Terns high over Purton, seven Bar-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel, 90+ Dunlins, 25+ […] …
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I came across a Burrowing Owl perching at roadside. This owl may have been a familiar figure because it was perching very close to the location where I’d photographed a pair of owls just […] …
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Death of novelist Bram Stoker, author of Dracula which was first published in 1897. Born in Dublin, Stoker was bed-ridden for much of his childhood, but lived a relatively healthy life during his adulthood. Educated at Trinity College, he moved to London in 1878 and married actress Florence Balcombe. Dracula received some praise on its… #OTD …
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