I’ve been away for a long weekend in Warwickshire and Worcestershire. I didn’t do much specific wildlife watching but I did keep my eye out. I saw 3 Spotted Flycatchers in different locati… more →
the quacks of lifeSheri wrote 6 months ago: GrrlScientist posted a couple of photos of cultivated dahlias in Manhattan (one so pink it hurts my … more →
Sheri wrote 11 months ago: from an original photo by Juan Tello, licensed by Creative Commons Woo hoo! I’ve just learned … more →
Sheri wrote 1 year ago: Trans-Pecos Morning Glory Featured in The Open Laboratory 2008! space If you’re a hummingbird … more →
gwenz wrote 1 year ago: Backyard Visitor My cat Sami alerted me to a guest investigating the creeping thyme this morning. Th … more →
Sheri wrote 1 year ago: The Birdchick has tagged me (and four other marvelous bird bloggers) for the Six-Word Memoir meme (f … more →
Sheri wrote 1 year ago: When I first heard the news about the rediscovery of Beck’s Petrel, the bird’s name sent … more →
Sheri wrote 1 year ago: LB&E has experienced a spike in popularity this week, and I’m not entirely comfortable wit … more →
Sheri wrote 1 year ago: This week’s episode of The History Channel’s cryptozoology series MonsterQuest, “C … more →
Sheri wrote 2 years ago: Praying mantises (known to entomologists as “mantids”) have been frequent topics on foru … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been away for a long weekend in Warwickshire and Worcestershire. I didn’t do much s … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: After fears of the loss of large numbers animals in the Sudan civil war the Wildlife Conservation so … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: Just how old are animals? We refer to “our Robin” or “our Blackbird” year af … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: Off early with Dave and Joy to Erith to twitch the Squacco Heron. Showing well, photos on main blog. … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been up to Hay-On-wye and Bucks for the past week. I wasn’t really birding but did … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: You would think in the 21st century we had moved beyond this but apparently not. An otter has been s … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: I mentioned that bees were suffering mass die offs. Well the Independent is reporting on research th … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: Sometime ago I reported about the disappearance of honey bees in North America. The Daily Telegraph … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is inviting people to send in records of what Bumblebees are seen i … more →
thequacksoflife wrote 2 years ago: The Magnolia is a common sight in many gardens however its status in the wild is much less certain. … more →