Wahh hoo! I love this time of year – since I’m stuck inside all day, I can vicariously get my nature fix by watching nest cameras. This year there are some particularly yummy ones. Check them out! If you know of any other cameras up and running, please leave them in the comments section. Of [...]
Archive for the ‘Fauna’ Category
25 Mar
The Hummingbirds Are Coming…
Maybe you all aren’t TOTALLY aware of how much I love hummingbirds. “A lot” doesn’t begin to cover it. On a recent camping trip to the Oregon Coast (oh yes, it was cold and wet), the moment I stepped out of the car and approached my carefully chosen campsite, I heard the telltale buzzing of [...]
26 Oct
Freaking awesome video of the week! – Ostrich Egg Yum Yum
Holy cow. Here are some of the things I love about this clip: the jackal’s frustration (I’ve seen my dog do this with a soccer ball), the ridiculous face of the first vulture, and the way the FOUR FOOT TALL VULTURE at the end dwarfs the EAGLE. When I lived in South Africa, I was [...]
19 Oct
Awesome video of the week! – Dog Tease
Ok, you guys have probably already seen this one a million times but on the OFF chance that ONE of you hasn’t.. I posted it. This dog makes me vera, vera happa. Classic story of a man teasing his dog with a discussion of food.. only this dog talks back. (Not really. Still funny.) (I [...]
12 Oct
Awesome video of the week! – Slow-Mo of an Eagle-Owl
Ok, maybe this can be a regular thing because I am totally geeking out on animal videos. Do you guys enjoy these? For me, watching a couple-minute nature clip is a little pick-me-up for my day. I hope it’s the same for you! So apparently I have a thing for slow-motion predators, like last week’s [...]
7 Oct
Scrub Jay Nostalgia.
Came across some photos this evening that I don’t think I posted of the Brothers Jay back in spring before their release. These images depict some of my favorite things about birds: the tenacity they have in wanting to fly and shit wherever they please, how they must – if they are forced to be [...]
20 Jun
Death by cute.
I misplaced my camera and my iPhone is no match for the crappy lighting in this apartment, so I have no photographic evidence to provide. But I had to paint the picture for you anyway. The Brothers Jay, as a good friend of mine has named them, are sleeping with their sides pressed up against [...]
19 Jun
Fail.
I fail. They came home with me tonight. I just can’t bear the thought of the 20 degree difference from my apartment to outside, and the nocturnal predators. Sigh. They get to sleep outside the cage tonight. We’ll see how this goes…
19 Jun
Blue Jay Quickie.
Hipstamatic photo and update quickie of the bad bad blue jay brothers. The Little Shits are huge and nearly ready for release. They molted some of their secondary feathers, which are critical for flying, so I’ve had to hold on to them longer than usual as those feathers grow back. It’s likely that spending several [...]
