So, I caught the mother goose on the eggs, except it was no goose. I was wrong. It’s a mallard duck nest. The mother had gone when I returned with a camera a few hours later, but I caught this shot just after the rain. (If you’re confused, see Spring Eggs post from earlier today.)
Mallard […]
One of my favorite things about my apartment is that it surrounds a large lake. In the spring I often see newly hatched ducks, geese and turtles. It’s still a little early for the babies, but I did spot a nest full of eggs on a recent walk. The nest is located just beside the […]
Knowing more means loving more. And loving more is good for the earth, right? But where can you go to get reliable info on the abundant bunch of plant and animal species on earth?
Right now, there’s not one single place, but Encyclopedia of Life is trying to change that.
Encyclopedia of Life is now available online […]
If you live in Connecticut or Massachusetts, you have a unique opportunity to help the declining turtle population in your area. These cute fellas are declining in number due to habitat fragmentation caused by new roads and homes.
An initiative of the Turtle Conservation Project, the New England Turtle Atlas needs citizens like to you report […]
A new study by French scientists shows that king penguins may be seriously affected in the coming decades due to global warming.
Get the details in this Time/CNN article, Is it Getting Too Warm for Penguins?
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I thought that since Peggy’s Hug This Animal, was the Cheetah today, I’d find a non-toxic toy version for the kiddos. That’s was difficult. I did find two cute stuffed pals finally though.
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity, “Devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.” They have a super […]
Since I wrote about an animal in danger of becoming extinct earlier today on Hug This Animal, I thought it would be interesting to tell you about A Gap in Nature by Tim Flannery and Peter Schouten.
This hardback book explores 103 mammals, birds or reptiles that have become extinct since Columbus first arrived in America. […]
I won’t use the word “puke” here often. I do promise. However, this product intrigues me so much I had to post about it for kid’s day.
Available from kidsgardening.org, Owl Puke is a book that comes with a real, vomited, but heat-sterilized owl pellet. This sanitary pellet contains the skeleton of one owl meal, […]
I’m not a huge pet fan, but I know there are many tree hugging families that are. If you have a little tree hugging kitty than you absolutely need this Custom Tree Tower from Sitting Pretty Kitty.
Here’s a view of the whole tree tower:
And there are tiny sleeping branches!
You can get it with leaves, flowers, […]
I recently became an auntie; to 32 youngsters. 32 little greenish brown youngsters to be exact.
My sister Sarah was leveling her yard in Ohio and accidentally hit a nest of turtle eggs. Having dogs who dig around her yard and also bad feelings about hitting the nest in the first place Sarah did some […]
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