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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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
Fine, trot off, see if I share the hay with you anymore, hmmph. Photos taken outside Spanish River, Ontario.
https://videopress.com/embed/IaQsJtXY?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 Two for one Whats better than a hedgehog in your garden , two hedgehogs. Honestly I had resigned myself to the fact we had lost all the local hogs. Last month one had returned and make his home in one of our hedgehog houses. Now we have two ! via Two for one — Wildonline.blog
By Michael Gold as published on The New York Times As video of the incident at Central Park spread on social media, several elected officials called for an investigation. The large brown horse stumbled multiple times in Central Park on Saturday before collapsing onto the pavement. It lay on the ground for minutes, apparently unable […] …
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEyI5YQJ1RY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Happy World Wildlife Day! I believe I’ve set a world record for time elapsed between blog posts, as it’s been three weeks since my last entry. Here’s what’s been going on, along with some exciting news. via Winter 2020 Updates — The Jaguar
The Greater Sage Grouse is in big trouble. AS WC has written here before, populations of the iconic bird have plummeted from an estimated 16 million to less than half a million. The primary cause of the population crash has been habitat loss. Back in 2015, a painfully negotiated settlement among the stakeholders would have […] …
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Moving quietly as we skiied by a rusty red scene. The Bison, the tree, the willows all variations on a color theme. A rusty brown-red within fields filled with snow. via Rusty — nature has no boss
Scientists are interested in these submarine crannies because they sit on the front lines of oceanic climate change via 'Gardens and graveyards' of coral discovered in hidden canyons off Australia's coast — NBC News Top Stories
John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, takes us on a bird-tour of the Mississippi River Delta. The Louisiana wetlands that they call home are fast disappearing. A film from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking …
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