Published on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Common Dreams “Now is the time to protect this amazing environment” – Common Dreams staff The Antarctic Ocean Alliance, a coalition of groups including Greenpeace, WWF and Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), has called … Continue reading
Well things are happening for sure with various reports from Birding NB and NatureNB identifying early-bird arrivals including: robins, osprey, turkey vultures that maybe never left, a red-winged blackbird near hillsborough, a kingfisher on Grand Manan, an Eastern Towee, singing … Continue reading
Naturalists help sought with white-nose research By now, many naturalists are aware that a deadly fungal infection, referred to as white-nose syndrome(WNS), has killed millions of hibernating bats in North America over the past few years. Since 2009 WNS related … Continue reading
Digby Scallops, Published: 11/05/2009 From: http://www.scotiapages.com/article/digby-scallops.html Digby Scallops A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a universal family, found in all of the world’s oceans. Many scallops are highly valued as a food source. The brightly-colored, … Continue reading
My daily email from NatureNB suggests robins are showing up around the Bay of Fundy. Yesterday (February 23, 2012) A large flock that I estimated at 30 or more flew over quite high along the new highway between St. Stephen … Continue reading
We spent a few days at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. This roadrunner was a treat because I have had trouble photographing them. It was just watching me until another car came along and then … Continue reading