Survey link: https://rb.gy/vvbkvc ABOUT THE PROJECT: Home Is Where the Heart Is, a project being led by Naomi’s Family Resource Centre and funded by the Women’s Foundation of Canada, seeks to understand the extent to which the COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted the lives of Ontario women, especially rural and farm women. Many women have experienced …
Return of Bird of the Week: Western Gull — Wickersham’s Conscience
Western Gull, Monterey Bay, California The Western Gull is another North American west coast specialist, found from the Gulf of California to southern British Columbia. This is a big gull, easily habituated to people and perfectly willing to steal food from careless humans if given the opportunity. WC watched a Western Gull steal a hot […] …
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Wait — This, that and the other thing
One Word Sunday: wait Wait — This, that and the other thing
Free~ —
I have only seen Macaws flying free in Central and South America. These Macaws fly free regularly over rural Southern California which is an incredible sight. They often spend hours away, carry no trackers, like to hang out on this dead tree, and chose when they want to come home. They are free as a… Free~ …
Gaviotín Común/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo — Birds Colombia #OneBirdPerDay #UnAvePorDía
Foto: Joao Quental (cc)Nombre en español: Gaviotín Común Nombre en inglés: Common Tern Nombre científico: Sterna hirundo Familia: Laridae Canto: Marc AndersonEl charrán común (Sterna hirundo) es una especie de ave caradriforme de la familia Laridae. Es un ave marina y migratoria que pasa el invierno en las costas de países tropicales y subtropicales. Sus cuatro subespecies anidan en regiones templadas y subárticas de Europa, de Asia y del este y centro de América del Norte.… Gaviotín …
Mother Nature’s Version of Shock ‘n Awe!
You wouldn’t think blue and green go together, but they do!
Just Chillin’
Linc
Big Psittacidae — Wickersham’s Conscience
The Macaws, spread across three or four genera, are the largest members of the New World parrot family, the Psittacidae. There are at least seventeen Macaw species, but WC has only photographed a few of them. In an egregious instance of the Magpie Principle, here are four of those species. The etymology of “macaw” is […] …
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The Surly Animal of the Yellow Moon — Scotland’s Nature
Roddy Maclean reveals aspects of the badger’s appearance in folklore and literature, and on Scotland’s Gaelic landscape The Surly Animal of the Yellow Moon — Scotland's Nature
The Northern Herper 
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