I found all the normal wading birds and shorebirds on Bio Lab Rd today. Wading bird highlights were the normal herons and egrets, both ibises, and Roseate Spoonbills. We also had a fair share of Stilt Sandpipers, both Dowitchers, both Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plovers, and Least, Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers. I also found a small flock […]
Climate change killing harp seal pups
As sea ice levels continue to decline in the northern hemisphere, scientists are observing an unsettling trend in harp seal young mortalities regardless of juvenile fitness. While a recent study found that in harp seal breeding regions ice cover decreased by up to 6% a decade from 1979 on, a follow-up study in PLoS ONE […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 24 Aug 2013
During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page. Voting will […]
Garza bruja (Black crowned night heron) Nycticorax nycticorax
Luego de observar estas dos fotografías no van a tardar mucho en encontrar al culpable de no haberme podido acercar un poco mas a la garza para mejorar las tomas. El quiere ser el centro de atención y por tal motivo no deja a nadie tranquilo; como es habitual también en esta oportunidad el Benteveo […]
Safeguarding nine priority areas could protect all of Tanzania’s primates
Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently developed a list of “Priority Primate Areas” to save Tanzania’s many primate species from extinction. A hub of unique and endangered primates, Tanzania is widely considered to be the most important mainland country for primate diversity in Africa. Approximately a third of the 27 primate species […]
The evolution of cooperation: communal nests are best for ruffed lemurs
Raising young lemurs in communal crèches benefits both mothers and offspring, a new study has found. Andrea Baden and colleagues, of Yale University, studied a group of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. This is the first study to examine the consequences of different parenting strategies in the ruffed lemur. By […]
A Bestiary: Songbirds ~ Nashville Warbler
A new addition to my ‘A Bestiary: Tales from a Wildlife Garden’ is up over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardensfeaturing the nimble Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla. You can learn more about this warbler by clicking on the link above.
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 17 Aug 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Walter Baliero for his outstanding image “Chuncho (Glaucidium nanum)”. Second Prize is awarded to Scott Helfrich for “Mother and Child” and Third Prize goes to Lori Huff for “Nursing Cubs” (see images below). […]