F/6.3, 1/125, ISO 250. Northern Cardinal What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts ! Interesting Fact: Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does, and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated […] …
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Andrena fulva – This is a female with her thick gingery coat. I find these very skittish and they don’t like you getting too close to them. Slow and patient gets you there in the end. Double-click to enlarge image. © Peter Hillman ♦ 14th April 2020 ♦ Rear garden, Staffordshire ♦ Nikon D7200 via Tawny …
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/8hTarWb0C9M?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&start=7&wmode=transparent First Taste of Freedom This horse was so hungry that she stuck her head in an electric fence looking for food. But now she’s gotten plenty to eat and feels like a whole new horse. Today she’s about to find out she has a whole field of grass to run in! via Starving horse becomes …
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Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens) is one of the most popular of the early spring prairie wildflowers, and for good reason. It’s a gorgeous plant, with an unusually large and showy blossom for a plant that blooms so early in the season. To continue my accidental rhyming paragraph, I’ll also mention that the plant has interesting adaptations […] …
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Grey Heron Ardea Cinerea Words and pictures by Graham Stewart Now I know what you are all thinking, the big dummy has spelt Garry wrong. But have I? My friends Larry, Harry, Barry and Mary all think I am correct! I always love seeing this bird for two reasons, firstly when it flies it reminds […] …
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With no paying visitors because of the coronavirus shutdown, zoos are struggling to cover the fixed costs of caring for their residents. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) via Zoos Look For Ways To Offset An Elephant-Sized Plunge In Revenues — News : NPR
https://www.youtube.com/embed/SQuj6kQmmTo?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent We are yearning to see something beautiful, moving and inspirational. How about you? Horses offer that, and much, much more. Sit back and relax for a few minutes and watch this. Watch DESCRIPTION: Wild horses Goliath and Red Lady reunite after being separated by a BLM roundup. After being apart for six months they …
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Here’s another hummingbird that isn’t called a “hummingbird.” It’s a Jacobin, instead. The White-necked Jacobin is a strikingly beautiful hummingbird. The male has a blue, green and black which a sharply defined white belly and a white band on the back of its neck. The female has a green back and head, but the throat […] …
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