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Category Archives: Wildlife
Can a Mandarin and a Mallard Find Happiness Together?
There was the usual assortment of wild and domestic mallard colorations, but nothing that would indicate a cross with anything as colorful as a Mandarin. It is claimed that Mandarins have produced hybrid offspring with mallards in captivity, but Mandarin hybrids in the wild are very rare. Continue reading
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Blue Heron’s Meal
Last Wednesday while we were frequenting a favorite haunt in Portola Valley, CA, we came across this great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hunting for small rodents. I took the following sequence of photos as it snacked on a hapless creature. Continue reading
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Baby Herons and Hawks, Fresh From the Webcam
What we did not mention in our previous report on this web cam is that Cornell Labs has a second web cam trained on the nest of a red-tailed hawk with chicks. The link to this camera is here: Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Ornithology, Science Education, Wildlife
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Citizen Science Tools for Community Engagement
Non-profit groups, educators and researchers can now create, manage and maintain citizen science wildlife surveys with multiple contributors at Wildlife Sightings. Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Science, Biology, Community, Entomology, Environment, Marine Biology, Ornithology, Projects, Wildlife
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“Reality TV” for Birds–in High Def
In a first for technology and for bird watching, thousands of people watched live this weekend as a tiny Great Blue Heron emerged from an egg in between its father’s gigantic feet. Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Breaking News, Community, Environment, Ornithology, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife
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Pupping Season for Moss Beach Harbor Seals
For the last several years, local harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) have used part of the beach as a “haul out” and place to give birth to their pups. The county blocks off that part of the beach to regular beach goers so avoid spooking the seals, which can cause parents to neglect or even abandon their young. Continue reading
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Citizen Scientists Help Unravel Whale Dialects
So-called “citizen scientists” from across the world are being urged to listen to and help classify sounds made by marine mammals such as killer whales and pilot whales. Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Science, Biology, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Projects, Wildlife
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Making, Maintaining, and Using Serious Field Notes
But if you want to do serious natural science you have to keep good field notes. Continue reading
The Next Great Backyard Bird Count
Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. Continue reading
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Citizen Science Conference in August, 2012
The meeting is being billed as the first large-scale, open conference on public participation in scientific research. Continue reading
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