Originally posted on Backyard and Beyond:
The water beading off this Pied-bill Grebe… You know, I think this plumage is more interesting than the breeding plumage. This cinnamon tinge to the neck is not, by the way, found in all non-breeding birds. Continue reading Grebe
Originally posted on Wickersham's Conscience:
Juncos are a very common bird, but they also represent one of the great ornithological puzzles. Depending on who you talk to, there are between three and twelve species. The number of species depends on whether you think the confusing color patterns represent color and song variations on one species or separate species. As Birds of North America puts… Continue reading Some Notes on Juncos
Originally posted on Waders of the tidal flats:
One of our most iconic wader species has a near-threatened status with a 48% decline of breeding birds since 1995 in the United Kingdom (UK), there is also a decreasing trend of wintering birds in estuaries over the last 15 years https://wadertales.wordpress.com/. On the Humber Estuary the population is stable with a five-year average of 2,806 birds… Continue reading Curlew GPS tracking on the Humber Estuary
Originally posted on Stonechat42 wildlife:
? In November 2018, as a member of the BTO ( The British Trust for Ornithology), I was lucky enough to be invited to the Houses of Parliament to attend a meeting where the BTO introduced their new agenda for change. The event was hosted by Baroness Young of Old Scone, who works with charities such as the BTO and… Continue reading The BTO’s agenda for change
Originally posted on Wandering the woods:
(This is the third and final part of ‘life through the eyes of a tree. The previous parts, the heart and roots can be reached by clicking on the respective links.) Imagine freedom, dancing in the wind, a life spent as pure breath, lived on the wings of song. What do you see when you look at the sky?… Continue reading Life through the eyes of a tree: leaves
Originally posted on Wandering the woods:
This is the first in a series of posts that tries to look at the world from the perspective of a tree. To begin, I would like you to visualize the following. Go to a place in the forest that you feel closely connected to, and see yourself sitting there, with your back resting against a huge chestnut tree.… Continue reading Life through the eyes of a tree: the heart
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