Category: Nature

By Posted on Posted in commentary, Conservation, Government, Nature, The great outdoors Tagged with , , , ,

Today is the day when you just have to say, NO! No, to the sale of acres of our national pride. A half million there. 2.5 million here…And if you turn your head for a single moment, public lands could disappear in the blink of an eye, and that’s what several senators and members of congress are hoping will happen. And once they are sold, folks, they are gone FOREVER!! Slip in a few obscure paragraphs in the gargantuan spending and tax bill, that’s already been passed by the House, that’s on its way to the Senate and the next thing you know…

You see, public land sales are introduced as PORK or pork-bellying. Let me introduce you to the concept if you’re not already familiar with it…

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By Posted on Posted in Birds/Birding, Nature, Photography, The great outdoors

The avian gods shone their light upon me, allowing me the delight of witnessing four new house finch fledglings. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

I was sitting at my dining room table, when I looked out on the deck and saw this adorable bird. Hmm, what is that? At first, I thought it was a wren, due to the way the tail was flipping up. Then I thought it was a young grosbeak, but after watching it for a while, then seeing its siblings with a parent, there was no mistaking them. Adorable house finches…

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By Posted on Posted in Birds/Birding, Conservation, Nature, The great outdoors Tagged with , , ,
White-crowned sparrow Marion J Chard

I thought I’d share my backyard birding list with you which includes every species we see during the four seasons here in northern Michigan. These are only the birds we see in our neighborhood and not while visiting other areas. What’s on your list?

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By Posted on Posted in Animal Kingdom, Biology, Conservation, Nature, The great outdoors Tagged with , , , , ,

Tonight, I watched with awe and admiration, as Harrison Ford narrated an impassioned five-minute video on behalf of the half-earth project. In this call-to-action presentation, Harrison urges us to pay attention to the glorious tapestry of life – our living Earth.

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By Posted on Posted in Animal Kingdom, commentary, Conservation, General Interest, Nature, News Tagged with , , , ,

This is an update to my post on PNut, dated Nov 1, 2024. While still angered and sad, I’m glad to see so many organizations and news shows getting involved. Many thanks to WETM for their pursuit of information and …

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