Nearly 150 urban gardens have been created in Mexico to attract hummingbirds that have seen their natural habitat gradually destroyed due to human settlements and climate change. The country, which is home to 58 different species, has seen half of its 13 endemic species at risk of extinction as cities sprawl. The Urban Gardens project […] …
Blue Plumage — Tails of a Twitcher
The color blue is commonly found in nature. Many varieties of birds found in our own backyards exhibit a shade of blue. While some colors in plumage are the result of a pigment, the blue in feathers is due to their structure. Light refracts off of the feather proteins and we see it as blue. […] …
Gardening: Henry Heard Marshall, prairie horticultural pioneer — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Have you ever wondered how the Parkland series of roses came about? Who developed the ‘Starfire’ tomato? The history of the Morden chrysanthemums or coral bells? They are all the result of the plant breeding of Henry Heard Marshall, whose formal education ended in Grade 9. Read More via Gardening: Henry Heard Marshall, prairie horticultural pioneer …
Wild horse killings leave Arizona community on edge — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Source: Breitbart Someone has been shooting wild horses in a national forest near Heber-Obergaard, Ariz., for the last 16 months, and the unsolved crimes are tearing apart the small community. Some 35 horses have been found dead in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, with most of them killed by bullets, authorities said. Local horse advocates and […] …
Eastern Meadowlark, Displaying — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Regular readers of this blog know that I make occasional trips to the grasslands of Sonoita, about 50 miles southeast of Tucson. The terrain and habitat there, open country with miles of grass-covered prairies, is very different […] …
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When Night Shadows Dance — Oakland County Blog
WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY We may think they are strangers in the night, but when the sun goes down and night shadows dance, a nocturnal cast of nature’s characters appear. They are not strangers in the night, but under the cover of darkness, dramas of life and love, predator and prey and human avoidance… via …
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Trees in winter
Waning Winter Wonder
Spring may be in the air, but winter is still very present in central Ontario.
1,064 ancient woodlands face damage or destruction — James Common
Figures released by the Woodland Trust show 1,064 ancient woodlands to be at risk of damage or destruction – the highest number since it started compiling the data in 1999. It is thought that this is just tip of the iceberg, as there may well be others it has not been notified of. Of these […] …
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Nature has no cue: Our ‘lost’ winters are throwing nature into a state of confusion — James Common
As butterflies and newts are spotted in December, earlier than nature intended, scientists warn that species are losing their seasonal cues as winters warm and seasons morph. The latest data from Nature’s Calendar, the UK’s largest study of the seasons, shows that active butterflies and newts and nesting blackbirds have already been spotted, months earlier …
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