Month: August 2014 - Page 4

Trips

Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan

August 17, 2014 by Clare M 4 Comments

On two of our trips to Sydney we have made a visit to the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mount Annan. On the first trip...

Birds

What’s That Chat? Part 1

August 16, 2014 by Redgannet 3 Comments

What Chat is That? Part 1 To the south of Johannesburg is an isolated mountain which rises from the surrounding plain. It plays host...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of August 2014?

August 15, 2014 by Mike No Comments

Keep your eyes to the skies for scrappy little birds harassing bigger birds… more common that you’d think! Sometimes the weather and the calendar...

Birds

Glue Trapped

by Suzie 13 Comments

Glue traps: For compassion’s sake, please do not set, place, or hang them. Here’s why. Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps,...

Blogging

Nature Blog Network: A Eulogy

August 14, 2014 by Mike 9 Comments

Can you remember the world before blogs? I’m tempted to say I’ve been blogging for all of my adult life, but if you’ve seen...

News

This Week in Bird(ing) News: The Good, the Bad, and the Huh?

August 13, 2014 by Meredith Mann No Comments

First, let’s start with the good: Scientific testing of drones near birding hotspot Cape May, NJ has been postponed to avoid messing with Red Knots...

Conservation

Tricolored Blackbird in Trouble in California

by Larry No Comments

More than 99% of the population of Tricolored Blackbirds (Agelaius tricolor) live within the state of California and form the largest colonies of any...