Light as a Feather: A KidLit Bird Book Review
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[image: Bright red Northern Cardinal against a backdrop of green leaves and
blue sky.]Light as a Feather: A KidLit Bird Book Review Will Hillenbrand’s
book...
4th June Beach combing and birding
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*June 4th iNaturalist observations here.*
A morning with Sagarika.
I saw a Cowrie shell for the first time in the sand, else only seen them
in the mar...
Why Are All These Holes In The Sandbank?
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Hmm, seems to be some holes in the top of that sandbank.
Upon closer inspection, I would say there are definitely holes in that
sandbank but why?
Ahaa! Ba...
A plantain squirrel building a nest
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A plantain squirrel with coconut husk nest material
on top perimeter concrete fence
Banana leaf on its mouth
squirrel walking on electric wires with coconu...
Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo & El Puertillo
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We had a car for our week in Gran Canaria and this was our first trip away
from Maspalomas. Really lovely and extensive gardens in the north of the
island ...
Bird Photographer of the Year, Collection 10
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Another year goes by. It seems just yesterday that I reviewed Bird
Photographer of the Year, Collection 9. And now, if a little late following
the first pa...
Change of address
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Just putting this here in case anyone is still subscribed. Due to issues
with hosting requirements, the Variety of Life website has changed its
address. ...
BirdFinder – A wordy puzzle for bird nerds
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BirdFinder, a new puzzle by The Green Ogre, is exactly what you need to
spend time away from time-wasting online habits and apps that do the
thinking for you
Rundum Highland, Tenom
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9th - 13th January 2024
Bird survey with the Sabah Birdwatchers Association at Rundum Highland,
revealed some of the exciting mixture of species from ...
Loose Feathers #800
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*White-crowned Sparrow / Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS*
Birds and birding news
- Tomorrow is NJ Audubon's World Series of Birding, a big day tournament ...
Juvenile Hummingbird Behavior
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Young hummingbirds leave the nest full of curiousity and uncertainty.
They have to figure things out quickly and innocence is short-lived, but
their initi...
Last Eagles of 2018............
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Today was probably my last trip up to Yakumo this calendar year...........
We were showing Mike and Carrie the eagles.
They are visiting Japan from H...
October in the garden
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[image: The Urban Gardener | Dendrobium Orchid]
Come October and a gardener's mind turns to things colourful and bountiful.
My garden is flourishing in a g...
It's Been Too Long
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The Waldoboro Town Landing
It's been a very long time since I have written a blogpost, and of course
so much has happened. Suffice it to say that we hav...
Florida Scrub-jay
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[image: Florida Scrub-jay]
The Florida Scrub-jay is a rather unique bird. This member of the Corvidae
family is found only in central Florida. It is the on...
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Some birds are just simply very hard to photograph. It takes a lot of time,
patience and a whole lot of luck. Having experienced all the elements, I
learn...
Why I otter.....
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I'm guessing I'm the last person seriously interested in british mammals to
get around to visiting the norfolk town with otters gambolling through the
rive...
This Last Year
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On Father's Day, 2011, Geoff and I came to the conclusion that we didn't
want to be married anymore.
We cried, we talked. We asked ourselves, "What happe...
Photo of the Week (10/03/2012): Safety Stop
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For the beginner diver this is one of the most discomfiting times of a
dive, the safety stop, 3 minutes at 5 meters with the aim of eliminating
microbubb...
Painted Redstart in Ocean Springs, Mississippi!
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On Jan. 5, Nancy Madden found a *Painted Redstart* just east of Ocean
Springs, Mississippi, on the Jackson County Christmas Bird Count. The bird
has been...
Twitching a rarity
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Week 40 - 08 October 2011, Pivot Fields
There is nothing worse than getting news of a first and national rarity
whilst you are away on a business trip, so...
Diamond Desert
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I stayed late after the IBCM conference to go out and see springtime in the
desert. I got to spend a delightful day hiking and insect watching out by
Dese...
Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana)
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A very rare vagrant with only a few recorded sightings in *Sri Lanka*. The
first record was made on 3rd September 1994 by *Laksiri Karunaratne*
several ...
Common Kingfisher - Thalangama, Sri Lanka
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Common Kingfisher photographed at Thalangama this morning. The bird was far
away and I had to crop the image a fair bit. It was pretty quiet from a
bi...
I Want To Be A Nationalist
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Whichever direction I glance in it seems that Nationalism is on the rise.
Be it Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism over your way, the good old US Trump
flavoure...
Fashion that doesn't bleed!
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Been a very very long time since I wrote something on the blog... :)
But moving and being busy doesn't really help. So becoming vegetarian
(again) was...
19 comments:
Wow! what a take! Already voted :)
wow! :O talk about a closeup! haha :D
Fantastic shot. Thanks to Technology.
I shall never see it with my bared eyes.
another macro shot totally nailed!
UNBELIEVABLE !
another cracker. good stuff amila.
What a beautiful beard!
Love the subtle shades - could never have been appreciated without the ultra-close-up.
Cheers!
What big eyes, you have, damsel!
And is that a nose or what?!
As Tabib says, cool beard too.
We would never see all this with the naked eye isn't it?
Thank you all!
No nose visible, flowergirl.
This is more than what meets the eye.
All I can say is "Wow"
Thank you, Lady divine!
Super macro work machng.
Thanks u4j10!
WOW! I don't guess I have ever seen one SO close up!!
I wonder why all damselflies look squint-eyed? They're still beautiful inspite of that (yes, beard and all)
Thanks Carla and Sunita.
It is a question worth investigating! The beard enhances their looks.
I am speechless...
What a shot!
Thanks, Andrea!
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