All, Well, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, and were able to get out and enjoy nature. It was pretty cold here in Virginia, so we stayed in for most...
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In addition, we also had a male and female Downy Woodpecker, and a female Red-bellied Woodpecker. They've stayed around all weekend visiting our trees, and...
While working at home today I stopped for a quick lunch and was doing the dishes in the kitchen when all of the birds at the feeders outside the kitchen window...
... <Jeremy@H...> wrote: ... Sadly, there are a lot of animals that are old and will probably succumb to illness or old age within the next few years (hippo, ...
Great story! That reminds me of the time I once was driving down Rt 7 when out of the corner of my eye I saw a bunch of pigeons scatter. I looked over just in...
All, We did manage to get out for the waterfowl count in Eastern Loudoun today. Weather was not with us at all. Access to Beaverdam on Resevoir Road was not...
Glenn Koppel
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PRESS RELEASE Aylesbury, UK 27 September 2003 BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL CHARITY NOW OFFICIAL IN UK The U.K. branch of the Balikpapan Orangutan Survival...
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Today when I was going to the post office, happened to look up and got to see an adult Bald Eagle just sailing over Centreville. Great sight to see against...
Glenn Koppel
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Wow! What a great sighting! Maybe because it's been so cold, some of the rarer visiters to our area are coming closer to humans. Holly ... got to ... to see...
In a way, I hope that's true - it makes thinking about the coming bitter cold a little more tolerable! Eric ... Wow! What a great sighting! Maybe because...
I try not to be political, but I beg your indulgence as I get up on my own personal soap box for a minute: Front Page of the Washington Post for the past two...
It certainly does! One of the nicest things about cold winters is the variety of yard birds we get at our feeders. I remember last year, we had a mockingbird...
I received this from Defenders of Wildlife and thought I'd pass it along in case anyone happened to be in the D.C. area on Tuesday. Holly ... From: Defenders...
All, Here's another article in the Washington Post today about the National Zoo. It looks like the head of the Smithsonian stands behind Lucy and is waiting...
All, You have to search for this one in the Metro section of the Washington Post, but Marc Fisher gives us a much better article about how to help the zoo with...
Below is a letter Lucy sent out today, as the press rants on: December 11, 2003 Dear FONZ Member, The last several days have been very difficult for the entire...
All, I wanted to apologize for the two spams that you all received today. I have updated the membership settings on Yahoo so this shouldn't happen again. Holly...
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All, This weekend ended the first New Jersey bear hunt in 33 years. Officials cite overpopulation and destruction of property belonging to residents living NJ...
I've not posted to the group in a long while (sorry about that)... I live in New Jersey (not near where the bear hunt took place though) and all week I've...
MessageIs this adorable, or what?! ... A family in Oregon found this fawn on their front steps a few weeks ago and took this photo. The white spots on the ...
http://www.macintyre.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1169&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 The rate at which Africa is devouring its wildlife...
MessageI love that photo! A copy of it is up on the bulletin board at the wildlife sanctuary where I volunteer. I can personally attest to the fact that fawns...
MessageDenise, Nice photos! It sounds like you really get a good variety of wildlife around where you live, I'd love to see an acorn woodpecker. Around our ...
All, We were watching the birds in our backyard this morning when all of a sudden in a flurry of feathers, we saw a Cooper's Hawk fly in. He flew from what...
MessageThanks, for the compliments on the photos. We have a huge, old oak tree that appears to be dying oon our property where the acorn woodpeckers live, so a...
I'm surprised that I've never seen a red tailed hawk go after birds in our yard. Do you think song birds are too small for them to bother with? I've seen red...
I've been told that Red-Tails don't go after birds as they mostly prefer rodents and reptiles. I've only seen them eat mice myself. We had a Red-Tailed Hawk...