An interesting new study by V. B. Baliga1, I. Szabo2, D. L. Altshuler entitled Range of motion in the avian wing is strongly associated with flight behavior and body mass suggested that rather than the shape of a birds wing per se it is the range of motion in the elbow and wrist joints that […] …
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From Audubon’s Western Water Initiative (Karyn Stockdale): Audubon just released a new scientific report, Survival by Degrees, showing that 64 percent (389 out of 604) of North American bird species are at risk of extinction from climate change. The good news is our science also shows that if we take action now we can help […] …
This year Chippy was a constant companion around the yard. Darting back and forth and to and fro collecting morsels to munch on and them finding the perfect perch to munch them on. We don’t see much of this guy as the temperatures cool and the flakes begin to fly so one last look was […] …
Could we borrow your mountain bike for a moment.? via Forest surprise — Le Drake Noir
Some forgotten roads dissolve in the mist. via Forgotten Road — rabirius
via Ochotona — Wilder Alaska
Event: Annual Bird Bingo & Game NightDate: Friday November 8, 2019Time: 5:30 pm Registration & Social 6:00 pm Program StartsLocation: Live Oak Hall, Lake House, Seabrook Island, SCMax: 80 Cost: FREE for members; $5 for guests – Join SIB for $10 and the event is Free! Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) invites members and guests to […] …
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Recently, the picture editor of the Guardian, Fiona Shields, published a piece explaining “why we are going to be using fewer polar bears and more people to illustrate our coverage of the climate emergency”. She writes: “At the Guardian we want to ensure that the images we publish accurately and appropriately convey the climate crisis […] …
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You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. A couple weeks ago I captured this image of a Western Kingbird. The lighting was beautiful and the bird photogenic in its setting. I was pleased to capture this image. That said, I felt just a tiny […] …
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By Scott Sonner Source: multiple and unedited William Perry Pendley says the agency adopted out more than 7,000 mustangs and burros captured last year — the most in 15 years It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting […] …
The Northern Herper 
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