The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
I have a follow-up post on this subject here with a further discussion and bibliography with Dr. Hayes and another here on more recent research by Dr. Erika Nowak. We were up at a Big Bear concert a couple weekends ago, which was sponsored by the San Bernardino National Forest Association (great …
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It's taken me awhile to write this one because it's such a complex issue -- and I wanted to better understand it. I still have questions but what I've found so far is concerning. And too many people are not talking about it. It's the rising use of pesticide/herbicide use -- and resulting problems -- …
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I visited the Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert the other day and came across an exhibit on bees that stated the following fact: There are over 1600 species of bees in California. Now I find that amazing - 1600 out of an estimated 4000 worldwide. It went on to say that 100 different species were …
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7/1/12 Note: For Redlands area residents, adaptations of my columns will appear each Monday in the Redlands Daily Facts e-edition There are so many stories out there about bird intelligence but I thought I would share a few things I've read or experienced that illustrate the intelligence of our …
Spring has quickly moved into summer and baby birds are getting fed by their parents, the orb (and unfortunately black widow) spiders on our property are growing in size and we see other critters busy raising their young. Some tips to help them make their transition as smooth as possible: …
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Please get this info out to your friends: Open-topped pipes for vents or site markers can be deadly to birds. Two organizations, Audubon California and the American Bird Conservancy, found that single pipes can contain more than 200 dead birds (and 45 species! which have included kestrels, …
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