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Birds of Georgetown: Woodpeckers — The Georgetown Metropolitan

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TLJCSSIQ1fI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent This week on Birds of Georgetown, GM is exploring woodpeckers. Woodpeckers, for those not old enough to remember a certain famous cartoon, get their name from how they strike trees with their beak to find bugs to eat. Here in DC there are a few varieties you might see. (Although typically you hear them …

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Goodmooning! — Through Open Lens

F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 640. Garden Gnome One time a man was driving on the road when he got stopped by a gnome with red clothes. The gnome said” I’m a red gnome and I want a strawberry”. The man gave him a strawberry and went on his business. Later he got stopped by a gnome […] …

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Death of Rare Yangtze Turtle in China Leaves Just 3 Remaining in the World — KTLA

The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has died in China, according to Chinese state media, potentially dooming the species to extinction. The female turtle, believed to be more than 90 years old, died on Saturday more than 24 hours after local staff, together with international experts, attempted to artificially inseminate her, local newspaper… via …

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As blue as blue can be — nature has no boss

With snow still filling the landscape the male Mountain Bluebirds have arrived to stake out their territories and find the best nest boxes along a quiet bluebird trail. This handsome gentleman was quietly sitting on a fence post looking as blue as blue can be but in a very good handsome bluebird way. via As blue …

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Rare Bird Attacks, Kills Florida Man Who Fell in His Backyard — KTLA

A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN. The bird’s owner, Marvin Hajos — who is 75, according to CNN affiliate WCJB — made the initial call to 911 Friday about 10 a.m. ET. A …

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Video: Eagle Watch at Big Bear Continues With 2nd of 2 Eggs Expected to Hatch as Early as Monday — KTLA

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5b2dUgK6VV4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Big Bear Lake welcomed a new bald eaglet over the weekend, and a second appeared to be working its way out of its shell early Monday. A bald eagle named Jackie laid an egg on March 6 and another one on March 9 on National Forest land near the north shore of Big Bear Lake,… …

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