photo by Sylvia It was named after Paeon, a physician to the gods, who obtained the plant on Mount Olympus from the mother of Apollo. Once planted the Peony likes to be left alone and punishes those who try to move it by not flowering again for several years. Once established, however, it produces spendid […]An …
Flap Your Wings Like You Mean It. — Through Open Lens
F/13.0, 1/500, ISO 400. Bufflehead Duck ( Male ) What do you call a belt with a clock on it? A waist of time. Interesting Fact: To dive, Bufflehead compress their plumage to squeeze out air, then give a slight forward leap and plunge powerfully downward. They hold their wings tightly against their bodies underwater […]Flap …
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Rabbits — Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve
Our rabbits are beginning their long busy breeding season.Rabbits — Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve
OPINION: The Dollars and Cents of America’s Wild Horses — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
By William E. Simpson as published on The Pagosa Daily Post “Only a tiny minority of Americans want to see American wild horses sent to slaughter to make room for more livestock grazing on public lands.” BLM Victims of Antelope Complex Stampede ~ photo by Terry Fitch of Wild Horse Freedom Federation Obviously, we don’t […]OPINION: …
Celebrating our wetlands — @AudubonRockies via The Pagosa Springs Sun — Coyote Gulch
Pagosa Springs River Walk Wetlands. Photo credit: PagosaWetland Partners Here’s a From The Pagosa Daily Post (Keith Bruno): Swamps, wet meadows, floodplains, bottomlands, bogs, freshwater and saltwater marshes, places where the water stands still and the soil becomes inundated to the point of saturation — these are wetlands. Tuesday, Feb. 2, marked the annual celebration…Celebrating our …
Pollinator gardening webinar, Feb 8, 7:30 to 9 pm — The Corner Pollinator Garden and Wildlife Habitat
On Monday, February 8, I’ll be presenting a Zoom webinar about pollinator gardening for my local McKellar Park Community Association. I’ll share a slideshow and answer questions. If you’d like to participate, here are the details: “The McKellar Park Community Association invites you to join Berit Erickson for a virtual photo tour of her pollinator […]Pollinator …
At least 15 giant sequoias toppled by winds in Yosemite National Park — KTLA
First came the wind — gusts Yosemite National Park spokesman Scott Gediman estimated at 80 to 100 mph. Then came the crashing and crunching in the park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Then rain and snow. Now, as the toll becomes clearer, Gediman said, the “Mono wind event” that began Jan. 18 has caused perhaps…At least …
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The Bird Way, by Jennifer Ackerman | Book Review — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG
Several of my questions as an amateur birder are addressed, for instance, do female passerines sing? Well, the short answer is, for various reasons, yes and no. And while we’re at it, vocalization is not limited to song…The Bird Way, by Jennifer Ackerman | Book Review — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG
Adorable Animals — Sweet Animal Pictures
Adorable AnimalsAdorable Animals — Sweet Animal Pictures
Panama! Birds and Possibilities, with Jess Morton: Zoom Evening Meeting reminder Tuesday, 2 February, 7:30 p.m. — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG
In addition to a lot of gorgeous birds, we’ll visit Guido’s research station on a remote mountain in eastern Panama. From there it is up into his cloud forest preserve, where dozens of new species have been discovered.Panama! Birds and Possibilities, with Jess Morton: Zoom Evening Meeting reminder Tuesday, 2 February, 7:30 p.m. — SANTA MONICA …
The Northern Herper 
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