Check out more photos of the Nut Queen and her sister Abby on the Crazy About Pionus page.
Uh Oh…
Not sure what happened here, but whatever happened, I hope they are okay.
People Can Just Barely Handle This Friendship Between This Dog and Its Cat Buddy — TIME
More than two decades later, Rose and Jack’s iconic Titanic love story may have finally met its match. The love displayed between a dog and a cat in a new short film — in the form of a viral Twitter video, of course — may just have the power to bright our days while bringing… via …
Adding up to Spring – Muir of Dinnet NNR — Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve
It’s spring! We’ve finally had the first adders of the year on Monday this week. Thanks to the heavy snow last week and the stormy conditions this year, the adders have been late in waking up. I can’t remember the last time it was into March before I saw one, they usually emerge in the […] …
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When Night Shadows Dance — Oakland County Blog
WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY We may think they are strangers in the night, but when the sun goes down and night shadows dance, a nocturnal cast of nature’s characters appear. They are not strangers in the night, but under the cover of darkness, dramas of life and love, predator and prey and human avoidance… via …
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Trees in winter
Waning Winter Wonder
Spring may be in the air, but winter is still very present in central Ontario.
1,064 ancient woodlands face damage or destruction — James Common
Figures released by the Woodland Trust show 1,064 ancient woodlands to be at risk of damage or destruction – the highest number since it started compiling the data in 1999. It is thought that this is just tip of the iceberg, as there may well be others it has not been notified of. Of these […] …
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Nature has no cue: Our ‘lost’ winters are throwing nature into a state of confusion — James Common
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 …
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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