Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify [pic] [Mystery bird] endemic to the South Pacific islands of Borneo and Java. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Watercolour and gouache sketch on paper. Can anyone identify this bird to family? Species?Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify [pic] [Mystery bird] endemic to the South... more
Tacoma, Washington. The raccoons in one of the local parks have come to expect that people will feed them every day. It's a bad idea to feed wildlife, as the animals can become aggressive, can get hit by cars, and can be hurt by people. Every years there are stories about people feed animals like pets. One lady was feeding bears! For more information about the raccoons in Point Defiance Park, try this link: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/crime/2009/02/07/six_raccoons_shot_at_point_def.htmlTacoma, Washington. The raccoons in one of the local parks have come to expect that... more
[Mystery birds] photographed in Boulia Shire, far west Queensland, Australia [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours] These many thousands of Australian birds will be easy for you all to identify to species.[Mystery birds] photographed in Boulia Shire, far west Queensland, Australia [I will... more
All photography in this video was made within Prentice Cooper State Forest atop Suck Creek Mountain in Marion County just 4 miles north of the Hamilton County line. The season of fall is now at peak viewing and the colors are rich in red, yellow, orange, purple, and green is still very prominent in some areas.All photography in this video was made within Prentice Cooper State Forest atop Suck... more
[Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] This North American species should be easy to ID .. or not?[Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you... more
[Mystery birds] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours] These are some of the millions of birds of hundreds of species migrating over TX .. can you ID ALL species in this picture?[Mystery birds] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify these birds for... more
A White Pointer shark (an cannibal by nature) biting another smaller White Pointer shark in half. This happened in Australia, where they are no strangers to Great White attacks. In the video, the reporter states that there are fears that a shark, 20 feet in length and can roam 255 kilometers a day, is still roaming the shores of Australia.
Um, yeah, I would stay stay out of that water until sightings of that things go away!A White Pointer shark (an cannibal by nature) biting another smaller White Pointer... more
A nice little Phidippus princeps "chewing" on her (his?) feet, cleaning her eyes, and her fangs. Lots of fun palp movement, and a few glimpses of fang.A nice little Phidippus princeps "chewing" on her (his?) feet, cleaning her eyes, and... more
[Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]. This North American species shouldn't be too difficult for most of you to ID.[Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you... more
[Mystery birds] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours] These are North Americans, so you CAN ID these birds to species![Mystery birds] photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify these birds for... more
Unfortunately, no species ID yet (can you ID this spider?), but the mimicry in both form and behavior is truly beautiful, astonishing, really.Unfortunately, no species ID yet (can you ID this spider?), but the mimicry in both... more
[Mystery bird] photographed in Nakuru National Park, Kenya, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] This African bird is very difficult: I'll be pleased if you ID family, and amazed if you ID genus![Mystery bird] photographed in Nakuru National Park, Kenya, Africa. [I will identify... more
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I say boycott palm oil products and take action.
Here one excerpt from the article:
"Cinta, a baby orangutan found lost and alone in a vast Borneo palm oil plantation, now clings to a tree at a sanctuary for the great apes, staring intently at dozens of tourists.
She is one of the casualties of the boom in palm oil -- used extensively for biofuel and processed food like margarine -- which has seen swathes of jungle felled in Borneo, an island split between Malaysia and Indonesia."
One more excerpt:
"As well as destroying their jungle habitat, the expansion of palm oil, which now covers nearly one fifth of Sabah alone, poses other risks to the endangered species.
Orangutans that damage the palm oil fruits can be hunted down and killed, and it is quite common for young apes to be captured and kept as pets by villagers living alongside the plantations.
'They either go into the oil palm, and start eating the oil palm fruits, or get pushed into a smaller and smaller area,' said Eric Meijaard from the Indonesia-based People and Nature Consulting International.
'What quite often happens is that the oil palm concession basically will ask for these orangutans to be shot so they get rid of the problem.' "
How can we solve this?
The article does not suggest solutions, I do.
Many products carry palm oil as an ingredient, all we need to do is boycott these.
Palm oil causes deforestation and wildlife suffering and extinction.
Stop the illegal trade.
[Mystery bird] photographed on Mt Kilimanjaro, at just under 15000 feet, at Barafu Camp. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] This large iconic African bird should be easy for you all to identify to species.[Mystery bird] photographed on Mt Kilimanjaro, at just under 15000 feet, at Barafu... more
Prentice Cooper State Forest is blanketed with bright orange, yellow, red, and violet colors and still some green left as well.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is brimming with fall colors.
At the highest elevations, the colors are now near peak.
At the lower and middle elevations, tuliptree, birch, and sourwood are creating a patchwork of brilliant red, yellow and orange. The color is expected to peak below 4,000 feet near the end of October.
Bears, chipmunks, and squirrels, are busily gathering acorns, walnuts, and other wild foods.
Suggested scenic drives are: Foothills Parkway East and West, Cataloochee Valley,and Lakeview Drive
Every trail in the park is perfect for hiking right now. Fall foliage and abundant late wildflowers await discovery around every bend.
In Southeast Tennessee, touches of color are beginning show in the valleys and lower elevations. The color changes are moving rapidly on the Cherohala Skyway. This week provided a rare occurrence of ice & snow at 4,000 feet with fall colors peeping through the winter blanket.
Middle and West Tennessee are just beginning to see splashes of color across the landscape with predictions of peak color to occur the first and second weeks of November.Prentice Cooper State Forest is blanketed with bright orange, yellow, red, and violet... more
[Mystery birds] photographed at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois. [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours]. This 'little brown job' is a little bit tricky for you to identify: can you name the species?[Mystery birds] photographed at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois. [I... more
[Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point Hawk Watch, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]. Can you identify this lovely North American migrant?[Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point Hawk Watch, Texas. [I will identify this... more
After more than a century of rumors of mountain lions in Kansas, state wildlife biologists confirmed this week that a live mountain lion has been found in Kansas.
"We have literally dozens and hundreds of mountain lion sightings turned in to us," said Mike Miller, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks spokesman. "Usually the pictures are so blurry, you can't see any detail."
On Oct. 12, a man hunting in northwest WaKeeney in Trego County made not only a discovery, but history, too. The man snapped photos of what this week became the first verified, live mountain lion in Kansas since 1904.
"We don't know the origins of the animal, but we know this is legitimate," Miller said. "Pictures have been verified."
Kansas wildlife officials said the mountain lion was photographed after the animal walked into a pile of corn that was near a tree stand occupied by a deer hunter.
The hunter grabbed his camera and took multiple photos. The mountain lion encounter is believed to have lasted less than a minute.
"They could live here year round. We don't know," Miller said. "But this is the first photograph that we have seen that we can verify and say that is a mountain lion."After more than a century of rumors of mountain lions in Kansas, state wildlife... more
All photography in this video was in entirety the work of my own effort and artistic endeavors. This video is expressly for those individuals who love the beautiful music and sound created by Kenny G performing "Song Bird" and at the same time enjoy the beauty of nature and wildlife, and in this case, specifically, wild birds that populate the South Eastern area here in the Prentice Cooper State Forest located 8 miles north of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Category: MusicAll photography in this video was in entirety the work of my own effort and artistic... more
A picture of a hunting wolf has won the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 award.
Jose Luis Rodriguez captured the imaginations of the judges with a picture that he had planned for years, and even sketched out on a piece of paper.
"I wanted to capture a photo in which you would see a wolf in an act of hunting - or predation - but without blood," he told BBC News. "I didn't want a cruel image."
With a great deal of patience and careful observation of the wolves' movements, he succeeded in taking the award-winning photograph.
Mr Rodriguez used a custom-built infrared trap to snap the wolf as it leapt into the air.
The WPY competition, now in its 45th year, is owned by BBC Wildlife Magazine and London's Natural History Museum.
The panel of judges looked through more than 43,000 entries to this year's competition.
This is the fifth year that wildlife photographer Mark Carwardine has been on the judging panel. He said of the winning photo: "It's captured thousands of years of human-wolf interaction in just one moment."
He captured it using a photographic trap that included a motion sensor and an infrared barrier to operate the camera.
He hopes that his picture, "showing the wolf's great agility and strength", will become an image that can be used to show just how beautiful the Iberian wolf is and how the Spanish can be proud to have such an emblematic animal.A picture of a hunting wolf has won the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife... more
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