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You’ve heard of the Grinch who stole Christmas, but did you know critters could be thieves too? Below are the tales of these criminal creatures. Woodrats A shiny coin, a feather, a spoon, bottle caps, pieces of wire and glass, tools, and even plastic shotgun shell cases are up for grabs for the “pack rat.”…
via The Critters Who Stole Christmas — Georgia Wildlife Blog
By Lavender
In the December issue of It’s A Birb Thing, we are treated to some important lessons on cooking from our resident Cockatiel Cheeks!
New York has awarded two contracts for large offshore wind farms, with more anticipated. Researchers are surveying whales in the area to craft strategies to mitigate dangers to them and their habitat.(Image credit: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/WCS/Ocean Giants/Image taken under NMFS MMPA/ESA Permit no. 18786-04)
via Offshore Wind May Help The Planet — But Will It Hurt Whales? — News : NPR
by Obi Kaufmann We should call it Climate breakdown[1]. Climate change is so disingenuous a term. The myopic argument that the world’s climate has always been changing[2] is abhorrently lazy. It isn’t that the climate is changing that is the novelty of today, it is the alarming and obvious rate[3] that, warmed by the atmospheric […]
via Climate Breakdown in California and the Ethical Value of Complexity — coyote and thunder
A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species. (Image credit: Nathan Rott/NPR)
via Nature’s ‘Brita Filter’ Is Dying and Nobody Knows Why — Science : NPR
Pals of a Feather # 20 Stilt Sandpipers © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
“Each arm, with its own brain inside, moves completely independent of the others. So much so that arms have been known to steal food from each other.”
via The Octopus’ Branding Makeover: From Devil-Fish to Brilliant Invertebrate — Longreads
By Lavender
Cheeks is getting her jingle bells skills honed for the Christmas holiday in this month’s edition of It’s A Birb Thing.
October 24-31 is Bat Week, an annual international celebration of these fascinating winged mammals and the important role they play in our environment. California is home to 25 species of bats, ranging from the commonly found Mexican free-tailed bat, a medium-sized bat that makes its home in caves, attics, under bridges and in abandoned structures, […]
via All for the Benefit of Bats: CDFW Celebrates “Bat Week” in California — CDFW News
Scottish Pollinators is a wonderful blog that provides tips and insights for helping bees and other pollinators survive and thrive in an ever changing environment.
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by Michael Cook
Photography by Mark Pouley
Notes and photographs of my morning walks at Seagroves Farm Park in Apex, NC.
The Roost 