Through the Lens: Eastern Screech-Owl Camouflage | Cornell Lab of Ornithology — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XuRlfeMkK1k?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Enjoy an intimate look at the Eastern Screech-Owl’s roosting habits as presented by Cornell Lab of Ornithology photographer Gerrit Vyn. Find out more about screech-owls at All About Birds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Screech-Owl/id A film from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it …

5-Day Wander: Inverness — Transient Local

“We lost your car.” I suppressed an eye roll and forced an insincere giggle as I humored what I thought were the late-night flirtations of the sixty-something year-old ticket-taker and tried to edge past him toward the waiting sleeper train. “No, really.” No, really: my train car was bust, and not only would I and […] …

Climate Change Is Starving Out Reindeer in Sweden’s Arctic — TIME

(KIRUNA, Sweden) — Thick reindeer fur boots and a fur hat covering most of his face shielded Niila Inga from freezing winds as he raced his snowmobile up to a mountain top overlooking his reindeer in the Swedish arctic. His community herds about 8,000 reindeer year-round, moving them between traditional grazing grounds in the high… via …

L.A. County Animal Adoption Center to Waive Fees on Dogs, Cats and Rabbits This Saturday — KTLA

If you’re ready to get a furry, four-legged friend this holiday season, this weekend may be the perfect time to do it. Bella, a 5-year-old miniature pinscher mix, is among dozens of dogs at spcaLA looking for a forever home. That’s because the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Animals Los Angeles is waiving adoption… via …

No More BAAAH HUMBUG…. — fourth generation farmgirl

Green Hill Farm No more BAAAH HUMBUG…just some BAAAH and a little CLUCK, CLUCK, because the Green Hill Farm Christmas tree is FINALLY up! I’ve been collecting sheep and chicken ornaments for a while now, but I recently have enough to decorate a full length Christmas tree. Oh joy!! 🙂 via No More BAAAH HUMBUG…. — …

Rafael Nadal and Maria Francisca Perello’s wedding: all the details — Rafael Nadal Fans

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkpMz47X-qA?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent As one of the most highly-anticipated weddings of the decade in Spain, Rafael Nadal and Maria Francisca Perello’s ceremony lived up to expectations. via Rafael Nadal and Maria Francisca Perello’s wedding: all the details — Rafael Nadal Fans

Fifteenmile Roundup Leaves Dangerously Few Wild Horses in a Unique Herd — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

by Carol J. Walker, Director of Field Documentation for Wild Horse Freedom Federation First published on Wild Hoofbeats I attended the Fifteenmile Wild Horse Roundup last week in a remote and obscure Herd Management Area outside of Worland, Wyoming. Very few people I know had even heard of these horses, and fewer still have visited […] …

Periquito de Santa Marta/Santa Marta Parakeet/Pyrrhura viridicata — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #952

Nombre en español: Periquito de Santa Marta Nombre en ingles: Santa Marta Parakeet Nombre científico: Pyrrhura viridicata Familia: Psittacidae La cotorra de Santa Marta o periquito serrano (Pyrrhura viridicata) es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia Psittacidae, endémica de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Hábitat La cotorra de Santa Marta vive …