Protect Public Lands and the Wild Onaqui Horses — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

By Charlotte Roe | Special to The Tribune By law, the Onaqui horses are a protected wildlife species, an important cultural resource, an integral part of the ecosystem. In the Skull Valley, in Utah’s West Desert, a band of wild horses grazes peacefully. The sand and mountains echo their many colors. Fans of the Onaqui …

Greater Roadrunner — Perching On “The Snag” — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. When I go out in the field to photograph birds I often follow a route that I’ve traversed many times in the past. The farmlands northwest of Tucson are criss-crossed with dozens of miles of dirt roads …

Lora Festiva/Festive Parrot/Amazona festiva — Birds Colombia: 901 especies hoy #UnAvePorDía

Nombre en español: Lora Festiva Nombre en ingles: Festive Parrot Nombre científico: Amazona festiva Familia: Psittacidae Foto: Carlos Martinez/Nick Athanas/Jaime Andres Herrera Canto: Peter Boesman La amazona de lomo rojo (Amazona festiva) es una especie de cotorra ampliamente distribuida por América del Sur. Puebla las selvas de Brasil (donde se le llama papa-cacau), Perú, Colombia, …

Florida School Finds Bearded Dragon in Student’s Backpack, Urges Parents to Check Kids’ Bags — KTLA

A Florida school district says an unusual passenger was found in a student’s backpack. In a Facebook post, Bay County School District officials say they found a bearded dragon in the middle school student’s backpack Monday. The school says they put the reptile in a box until an adult could take him home. The student… via …

Two-headed baby rattlesnake found in New Jersey Pine Barrens — NBC News Top Stories

"The venomous snake was named "Double Dave" because of its two heads and the two Daves who found it. The two-headed timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). NBC News   By Minyvonne Burke Two New Jersey herpetologists exploring an area known for its timber rattlesnakes stumbled across a rare find: a newborn two-headed rattlesnake slithering across the ground. …

Week 94. Atocha to Tilcara. Biking in Bolivia and Argentinia. — Spinning South.

4th till 10th of August 2019. Nature’s way. Nature can be raw, nature can be healing, nature can be unexpectedly beautiful, nature can be brutal. We are still biking at 3,600 meter, enjoying the brisk, clear altiplano light without any pollution, freezing air even when the sun is up. Leaving the still city of Atocha […] …

Meet the Cornish Black Bee — The Cornish Bird

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gvZ7EeZSKSE?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Could the Cornish Black Bee be an answer to the decline in bee population in the UK? The sad fact is that bees are in real trouble. In recent years the news coverage of their plight has become increasingly worrying. It is now estimated that of the roughly two thousand species of bee in Europe… …

Meet the Model – Biff the Brown Hare — Wildonline.blog

Meet the Model – Biff the Brown Hare , Lepus europaeus Words by Peter Hanscomb , Photography by Natasha Weyers. Say hello to Biff the Brown Hare , The Brown hare is one of the largest of the lagomorphs. Its head and body length can range from 60 to 75 cm. The Brown hares weight …