The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California plays a critical role in the survival of many marine mammals along the northern and central California coast. Founded in 1975 on a former Nike Missile site in the Marin Headlands, it took in its first seven patients. Much has changed since then and the Center is now […]
Tag: wildlife
Free-tailed funnel cloud (reprint from June 2011)
When Doppler radar first arrived in the area known affectionately to Texans as the Hill Country, the local television station meteorologists were understandably eager to show off the weather forecasting capabilities of their newest toy. Unfortunately, they got off to a less than impressive start. Night after night that summer, evening thunderstorms were forecast but […]
Meow mix-up
Because the semester was winding down, I wasn’t all that surprised to hear a soft, kittenish mewing coming from the small wedge of remnant wooded habitat between my apartment parking lot and the highway. I used to live in a complex near the Virginia Tech campus and, sadly, it’s common for a new crop of […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 18 May 2013
We are delighted to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Frank Comisar wins First Prize for his outstanding image “Blast Off! taken at Bosque del Apache”. Scott Simmons wins Second Prize with “Roseate Spoonbill Landing” and Dana Allen wins Third Prize with “Getting Your Feet Wet in Botswana”. […]
Sunspots
There’s been a marked decline in the number of sunspots over the past decade or so. That’s what NASA scientists say, and I have no reason to doubt their research findings. Luckily, I haven’t observed any reduction in the terrestrial version of this phenomenon. Hardly a day has passed lately when I’ve not been blinded […]
The Last Wolf – A Review
I read a lot, both fictional and non-fictional books and have done since I was very young. I enjoy it and at the same time I learn, expanding my mind and my knowledge. So, why I ask myself, have I never written about books? I have never reviewed a book on paper, not counting middle […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 20 Apr 2013
We are delighted to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Don Getty wins First Prize for his outstanding image “Red-eyed Treefrog”. Noushka Lavril wins Second Prize with “The Old World Swallowtail In Copula” and Steven Scott wins Third Prize with “Spiney Orb Weaver Spider”. See images below with […]
Costa Rica Update
My second tour complete, so naturally, lots of editing waiting on the hard drives. Both of the 2013 tours were very successful, wonderful guests, amazing nature to see and photograph. This most recent trip was exceptional as we were able to stand in a farmers field and watch Quetzals with their nest. A tree line […]