New Season On The Nestbox Trail
We started a new season on our nestbox trail last weekend. We have eight boxes up right now, spaced about 200 to 300 yards apart which means the trail is over a mile long. We plan to put up six … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2013
The First Known Solar-Powered Vertebrate
Scientists have discovered the first known solar-powered vertebrate, a salamander. The salamander incorporates algae into its cells and benefits from the oxygen produced by the algae and the algae feed on the salamander’s cells waste products. A symbiotic relation. From … Continue reading →
Game Camera Pics
We had a nice selection of visitors to our rainwater guzzler and game camera recently. You can see from the date and time stamps on the photos, these occurred in late January and early February. First is a nice 8-point … Continue reading →
Flowers In The Rain
It rained a bit this weekend. We got 0.2 inches over Friday and Saturday. Not much, but very welcome. The warm weather we’ve been having has fooled some of the plants into thinking it’s spring. I understand their eagerness, but … Continue reading →
What If the World’s Soil Runs Out?
Soil erosion is a major problem. It’s estimated that it can take from 100 to 500 years to form an inch of topsoil. From Time World: It’s a strange notion, but some experts fear the world, at its current pace … Continue reading →