— “the owl’s diet has a lot of variety. it will dine on deer mice, crickets, kangaroo rats, centipedes, june bugs and lizards. in turn the owl’s petite size makes it a popular morsel for predators such as coyotes, hawks, reptiles and house cats” http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/health_and_science/prairie-dog-removal-partly-to-blame-for-city-s-decline/article_17ab9709-4fb6-5388-92c9-2faf67d617c7.html
art ecology science & animals
From photography
landscape photography
NEW HOPE
– “mr. herzog captured their calls with a microphone attached to the car’s roof and plugged into a laptop inside. the computer’s speakers soon erupted with birdlike chirps as the bats unleashed echolocation calls to navigate in the air” http://online.wsj.com/articles/hopeful-sign-for-little-brown-bats-1404786289
MARTHA
“Martha, a Passenger Pigeon” by Unknown – http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_11640. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Martha the last known passenger pigeon died one-hundred years ago this September. Marking the end of one of the most abundant bird species in the world.
NESTING HOUSES
— “hong kong and the united states are the largest importers of nests. farming of nests is performed in purpose-built structures with recordings of bird calls played on the roof to attract the swiftlets” http://www.insideindonesia.org/current-edition/bird-s-nest-boom http://www.academia.edu/3069371/The_status_and_conservation_of_the_Edible-nest_Swiftlet_Collocalia_fuciphaga_in_the_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands
WILD HORSES ON CONTRACEPTION
— “the EPA in 2012 approved the most common vaccine that uses PZP, zonastat-H, but mares have to be vaccinated every year for it to remain highly effective.” http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58029163-78/wild-horses-control-blm.html.csp
MIGRATION ROUTE #6
SPRINGTIME
GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE DELAYED
BIRDS SPECIES
— “distribution and conservation of global evolutionary distinctness in birds”, published on Thursday in the journal; Current Biology found that species representing the most evolutionary history over the smallest area as well as some of the most threatened distinct species are often found far from places that are species-rich or already on the conservation radar.” http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/10/worlds-100-most-unique-endangered-birds giant ibis new caledonian owlet-nightjar california condor kakapo kagu bengal florican forest owlet philippine eagle christmas island frigatebird sumatran ground-cuckoo spoon-billed sandpiper northern bald ibis plains-wanderer new zealand storm-petrel hooded grebe white-shouldered ibis maleo black-hooded coucal madagascar serpent-eagle dwarf olive ibis rufous scrub-bird noisy…
GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE ON LEK
southeastern utah
SILENT MIGRATION BY BALLANGÉE
“Stars at Dawn.” Digital chromogenic print mounted on plexiglas. 25 by 20 inches — “Over 300 species of birds migrate through New York City each year. Many are disoriented by illuminated structures and mirrored glass on buildings”: Silent Migration
SEASON IN HELL BY BALLANGÉE
BALLENGÉE is best known for his continuing research project Malamp (malformed amphibian): a scientific and artistic study of anatomical deformities in frogs and other amphibians. Up to 40% of the approximately seven thousand known species of amphibians are currently endangered or already extinct. http://www.feldmangallery.com/pages/artistsrffa/artbal01.html read: requiem pour flocons de neige blessés
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