Please consider the photos to be copyrighted and ask permission to use them in any way. Thanks, David Clapp The other day we headed back to a favored haunt; the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield, Massachusetts. This 500+ acre site is well known to local naturalists for many reasons, primarily birds; but its topographyContinue reading “A Day Out”
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Woodpeckers – knock knock
Let’s start with the big picture – there are 214 species of woodpeckers. There are none in Australasia and none in the Sahara or the very northern treeless tundra. They have found a way to live most everywhere else; savannah, boreal forests, montane forests, and so on. In much of the world they are aContinue reading “Woodpeckers – knock knock”
Plain Janes – but still cool
Not all birds are showy, here are a few that are rather plain – but still interesting.
Kea – A New Zealand Bad Boy
Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission for any use – but please share this blog page. Thank you. DEClapp Over the years Jack Clyne and Rosie Stewart have shown me a great deal of their island country. It has been my pleasure to work with them and learn from them. IContinue reading “Kea – A New Zealand Bad Boy”
Migration – more birds
Please consider all the images to be copyrighted and ask permission before using them in any way. Thank you. DEClapp Migration occurs pretty much everywhere in the world. Wildebeest and zebra move to find fresh grass as they follow the East African rains. As the glaciers receded from the northern hemisphere a few thousand yearsContinue reading “Migration – more birds”
Elephants; big & enthralling
Please consider the images (excepting the one that I note in the caption) as being copyrighted and ask permission before using in any way. Thank you. DEC The largest land mammal wears a baggy gray suit and has more wrinkles than a botox doctor’s waiting room. They are not colorful. They eat all the time.Continue reading “Elephants; big & enthralling”
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”
On The Road With DEC 