Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Lora Frentirroja Nombre en inglés: Red-lored Parrot Nombre científico: Amazona autumnalis Familia: Psittacidae Canto: Jerome FischerLa amazona frentirroja (Amazona autumnalis), llamada también loro cariamarillo, cachete amarillo, loro palencano o chojín, es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia Psittacidae. Esta especie del género Amazona, nativa de las regiones tropicales de América, está distribuida desde el este de México hasta el sur de Ecuador, con una población… Lora…
Forest Service to Decimate Heber Wild Horse Herd? — Western Horse Watchers Association
They should let the ‘advocacy’ groups do that, according to a letter appearing in today’s online edition of the White Mountain Independent. This is the double standard of the wild horse world. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group and the American Wild Horse Campaign did not team up to oppose the new Heber management […]…
#OTD in 1652 – Oliver Cromwell published a declaration that Irish Wolf Dogs or Irish Wolfhounds were prohibited to be exported and insisted that locals continue to breed sufficient numbers of the mighty hounds to hunt wolves. — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
In 16th century Ireland, the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains were overrun with wolves and bounty hunters arrived from England, Scotland and Europe and wolf hunting became a profitable holiday adventure. In the mid-17th century, Oliver Cromwell published a declaration in Kilkenny on this date that Irish Wolf Dogs or Irish Wolfhounds were prohibited to be… #OTD…
Urban Beehives project introduce 1 million honeybees to new hives in Milan on Earth Day — Life & Soul Magazine
Milan’s Urban Beehives project has introduced 17 new bees colonies to new designer hives, bringing the city’s population of honeybees cultivated by the project to 1 million. The bees were introduced to their new homes, a series of hives designed by international artists, in the Cascina Merlata Park on Earth Day. The seven-year-old Urban Beehives […]…
Snowberry Clearwing Moth — Mike Powell
I was thrilled yesterday to spot this Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) as I was wandering about in Occoquan Regional Park. This fascinating insect looks a lot like a bumblebee, but acts a lot like a hummingbird and hovers when it is feeding. Unlike a hummingbird that has a long pointed beak, members of this […]…
Always Curious — nature has no boss
We were surprised when a pair of River Otters popped up over a river bank to check us out early one morning. Curious and inquisitive they had a quick look and then slipped back down the bank and out of sight. Later on the family went out for a stroll along the riverbank and all […]…
“Evolution shaped these creatures into awesome, breathtakingly efficient flyers.” Azhdarchid Pterosaurs — The Orkney News
Little is known about azhdarchid pterosaurs, gigantic flying reptiles with impressive wingspans of up to 12 meters. “Evolution shaped these creatures into awesome, breathtakingly efficient flyers.” Azhdarchid Pterosaurs — The Orkney News
— Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve
The house martins are back. — Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve
Northern Mockingbird — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and spent much of my adult life living in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Northern Mockingbirds were a common sight in both communities. I remember that our Atlanta home […]…
Perico Canoso/Dusky-headed Parakeet/Aratinga weddellii — #OneBirdPerDay #UnAvePorDía
Foto: Niky Carrera LevyNombre en español: Perico Canoso Nombre en inglés: Dusky-headed Parakeet Nombre científico: Aratinga weddellii Familia: Psittacidae Canto: Andrew SpencerLa lorita pico negro (Aratinga weddellii), también conocida como aratinga cabecifusca, perico canoso o periquito de cabeza gris, es una especie de ave sudamericana del género Aratinga, de la familia de los loros (Psittacidae), que puebla los cafetales y las selvas de la Amazonía occidental. Foto: Mauro OssaDusky-headed parakeet The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga……
