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peltz at hand: The Birth of a Hummingbird
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Recipes for celestio-faunal adventures. Sunday, August 05, 2007. The Birth of a Hummingbird. I really enjoyed this series. Of photographs. (Be sure to click "Next Page" at the bottom.). Hat tip: Uncle Duane. Labels: adventures in amateur naturalism. The last picture surprised me. I can't believe how small the nest is! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My New Blogs (Peltz at Hand is now defunct). Subscribe via email (enter your email address):. See what peltz is reading. Adventures in amateur naturalism.
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biotic spark: March 2009
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Saturday, March 7, 2009. State-Run Schools Soon to be Run by the State. If you support the concept of public education, then I hope this story gives you pause:. Oklahoma doesn't like Darwin, . academic freedom. And now here's this: Will Texas Endorse Creationism? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doug doesn't update this blog daily, so subscribe via email! He promises you won't be spammed. Enter your email address here:. Subscribe via feed reader.
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biotic spark: November 2009
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Discover Magazine has an online glimpse at an art display inspired by Darwin. Darwin). I especially like the nativity scene featuring chimps. Hat tip: Katie B.). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doug doesn't update this blog daily, so subscribe via email! He promises you won't be spammed. Enter your email address here:. Subscribe via feed reader.
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biotic spark: September 2009
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Friday, September 18, 2009. A "Mantidote" for the Wintertime Blues? This is a post from a previous incarnation of this blog, when I lived in the Midwest. As we approach autumn again, and since it's currently raining praying mantises in southern California, I thought it could be worth revisiting.). Jerry the Praying Mantis, munching on a beetle larva.). They seem to be readily abundant. That’s undoubtedly something to do with their life ...They...
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biotic spark: May 2009
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Sunday, May 31, 2009. My hand- and my photograph of it with a Pacific Chorus-frog- is now featured on the website for Griffith Park. The "Central Park" of Los Angeles). To see the original photograph and entry, visit my Orange County Nature post, " Pacific Tree Frog. Sunday, May 24, 2009. The Jungles of Illinois. From May 4, 2007). Did you get that? 300 million year old. It's common to find small pockets of fossilized plants just above coal mines...
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biotic spark: June 2009
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Mountain Lion Princes of Malibu. Image source: US Dept. of Agriculture). Via the Mountain Lion Foundation's weekly newsletter Cougar Clippings. I read this fascinating blog post (LAist.com) about the mountain lions being tracked in the Santa Monica Mountains. (The Santa Monicas are the coastal mountain range along the Los Angeles Metro Area's northwestern edge). Of all twelve plus mountain lions being tracked. R.
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biotic spark: The Latest from Sir David Attenborough
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Sunday, October 18, 2009. The Latest from Sir David Attenborough. If you know me, then you know how I feel about Sir David Attenborough. (I heart SDA. I want to adopt him as my grandpa.). You've got to see his (and the British taxpayers') latest. It's called Life. And as this article says, "Think of it as 'Planet Earth: Part II'". If you've seen Planet Earth, and you know how amazing that footage is, then you know what they're talking about.
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biotic spark: Are Rattlesnakes Only Found in North America?
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A conversation about flora, fauna, and amateur naturalism. Saturday, October 24, 2009. Are Rattlesnakes Only Found in North America? My father-in-law posed this interesting question to me over the holidays last year: Are rattlesnakes found only in North America? The answer: No, although they are found only in the Americas (North and South). There are 27 species of rattlesnake, split into two genera. (The genus Sistrurus. Found from southern Canada to northern Argentina.). Subscribe via feed reader. The L...
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peltz at hand: Coyotes!
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Recipes for celestio-faunal adventures. Friday, August 03, 2007. I know that sometimes coyotes are within earshot of the school I work at, because my colleague Ray would hear them a couple of years ago when he was working late at night. But I was very surprised to hear them just now, sitting here in my classroom planning lessons, because it's three o'clock in the afternoon. Man are they loud! My Google search "Why do coyotes howl? Labels: adventures in amateur naturalism. See what peltz is reading.
