Foto: Jorge ChinchillaNombre en español: Zafiro Gorgiazul Nombre en ingles: Blue-throated Goldentail Nombre científico: Hylocharis eliciae Familia: Trochilidae Canto: Andrew SpencerEl zafiro de Elicia (Hylocharis eliciae) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Trochilidae. Es nativo de Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua y Panamá. Vive en bosque tropical …
‘The Strength of Ordinary People.’ The Creative Ways Italians Are Supporting Each Other During Their Coronavirus Lockdown — TIME
For weeks, Roberta Brivio’s phone has been ringing several times an hour. “I can’t even find the time to eat,” she says from her office in Melegnano, south of Milan. A 74-year-old psychologist living in Lombardy, Brivio is the president of the local branch of the Italian Society for Emergency Psychology. Italy has the world’s… via …
The Easter Bunny Is An Essential Worker, New Zealand’s Ardern Says — News : NPR
A four-week lockdown will not keep the Easter Bunny from going about its mysterious business, the prime minister says, responding to rampant speculation by New Zealand's youngest citizens.(Image credit: WOWstockfootage/Getty Images) via The Easter Bunny Is An Essential Worker, New Zealand's Ardern Says — News : NPR
Pollinators at Work — My Everyday Photos
Yesterday I noticed a big bumblebee inside a daffodil. I think she had spent the night in there and gradually she climbed out and on top of the flower. The daffodil was quickly visited by honeybees and mason bees and other insects. There was an awful lot of activity in a small world. The daffodils […] …
#OTD in 1947 – Death of Henry Ford, automobile production pioneer and son of Irish immigrants. — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” –Henry Ford Henry Ford’s father, William Ford, was born in Co Cork and was one of many to emigrate from Ireland due to poverty and hunger (An Gorta Mór). Ford visited Ireland in 1912, 65… via …
Photography of Birds – Set # 14 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 14 American Oystercatchers This lovely family of American Oystercatchers really showed me the integral meaning of the word family. The female partner at all moments stayed close to the chicks while the male partner scans the ground for any edible matter and bring it close to the rest of the family. At the […] …
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Gardening: What you’ll need to start seeds indoors — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
These uncertain times, through which many of us are “self-isolating,” offer an excellent opportunity to start some seeds. Watching them germinate, grow and produce their first “true leaves” is the height of horticultural therapy. Read More via Gardening: What you'll need to start seeds indoors — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Royalty Amongst Birds – Muir of Dinnet NNR — Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kqy9hxhUxK0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Gulls are royalty amongst birds. Discuss. Well, I suspect most folk would disagree – aren’t gulls just the things that crap on your car, nick your chips, dive bomb you in the town and terrify the kids into dropping their ice cream? While there’s no doubt they can do all these things, there’s a …
Red-winged Blackbird — Hey, Ladies, Look At Me! — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. A few days ago, I posted an image of a male Red-winged Blackbird happily perching amidst a group of females. This is breeding season for these birds and the males are working overtime to attract as many […] …
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‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81 — KTLA
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. The three-time Grammy Award …
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