ontheroadwithdec

Another mixed bag

Summer is a dull time for most nature stuff around here. The birds are either further north or just starting to head south. They are through singing and are now and have been restoring themselves after the rigors of the breeding season. The plants are a bit stressed due to the high heat levels andContinue reading “Another mixed bag”

A Summer Hodge-Podge

Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission to use or reproduce them. Thank you. DEClapp I have several pictures of a cute little Gray Tree Frog (or Treefrog) – or at least that’s what got me started this evening. I can’t find the image. The frog is a woodland species that isContinue reading “A Summer Hodge-Podge”

Africa – over time

Please consider images to be copyrighted and ask permission to use or reproduce. I wish I could remember the source for the Africa habitat maps – they are valuable teaching tools. Thank you whoever you are. DEClapp This is important – you can’t understand Africa without this!! It probably applies everywhere throughout the world butContinue reading “Africa – over time”

Sleek and graceful – Impala

Please consider all images to be copyrighted and ask permission to use or copy. Thank you, DEClapp The antelope are a common part of the African scene because of the grasses and shrubbery of the African plains. The vegetation drives (allows) all sorts of things to survive by providing nourishment and moisture. Unlike the GiantContinue reading “Sleek and graceful – Impala”

Zebras and evolution

The great migration sees a huge movement of zebra in Kenya and Tanzania. The zebra of the southern countries of Africa offer a different type of zebra and a different life style.

Cliff Swallows and Tobacco

Please regard the images in this post as copyrighted and ask permission to use them in any way. Thanks. DEClapp Before we get started I want to refer anyone who develops an interest in this topic to two very entertaining and educational articles: one in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, a county newspaper from central Massachusetts,Continue reading “Cliff Swallows and Tobacco”

Penguins – to the Falklands

The Falkland islands have been featured in a few posts as have the Falkland Island penguins. There are lots of Rockhoppers, Gentoos, Magellanic, and King Penguins on these rather remote and unsettled islands. The Falklands consist of 780 islands, islets, and protruding rocks; only two of the islands (East and west Falkland) are of anyContinue reading “Penguins – to the Falklands”

Beach Day? For some….

Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission before using them. Thanks. DEClapp Thanks to GoogleEarth for its wonderful access and to affordable-cape-cod-vacations.com for posting the town map. On a summer Saturday with a weather forecast for hot, sunny, and humid we avoid the glorious quartz sand beaches of Cape Cod at allContinue reading “Beach Day? For some….”

Night-Heron (in the day time)

Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission before using for any purpose. Thanks. DEClapp There are lots of herons and egrets around the world; about sixty species or so. They are capable of flying long distances and have established populations on many islands and all of the continents excepting Antarctica. In doingContinue reading “Night-Heron (in the day time)”