We kind of toured a bit today looking for birds out towards Sky Meadows. Highlights were 8 Bald Eagles (7 at Sky Meadows including 5 immature all seen in one...
All, Well, we had a nice assortment of birds today, not as many as we had hoped, but I think due to the nice weather outside, our yard birds decided to go...
Ok, so I didn't see that much today, but here goes: About seven or eight Canadian Geese in the man made lake by Target. A rabbit early this morning (12:30am)...
Greetings! Here are our results for West Meadowood area of the Gunston Sector of the Ft. Belvoir Christmas Count 1/2/05. Highlights were 2 Red Headed...
Yes... I agree. New Years Day was fantastic here in NJ ... created by Holly and Jeremy the founders of this group.. and I was absolutely impressed. It was ...
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Yeah, it was just about 80° down here; that was weird. We took the subway downtown from Crystal City, and I was sorry I brought my coat! I was actually...
http://reuters.excite.com/article/20050103/2005-01-03T141122Z_01_BKK134244_R TRIDST_0_ODD-QUAKE-THAILAND-ELEPHANTS-DC.html Jan 3, 9:11 AM (ET) By Mark Bendeich...
Dear Friends of the Orangutan, I will try to fully update you when I return from Borneo next week, but in the meantime, if you are interested, here are...
FYI, for your reading pleasure... Eric Letter from the Desk of David Challinor January 2005 No one can argue that our planet's human population is growing....
We spend at enjoyable late morning at Occoquan Refuge Sunday 1/9/05. Thought it was quiet bird-wise but highlights were 1 Tree Sparrow and 1 Wood Duck. The...
Wow; thanks for that link! There really are some very stunning images on that site, including a couple of silhouettes at sunset. And there's also a number of...
All, On the way home from class tonight, we saw a Red Fox! We were driving on one of the back roads towards home and he ran out in front of the car and when...
This afternoon (Saturday 1/15/05) we had a single adult Loggerhead Shrike on Montressor Road near Luckett's in Loudoun County. The bird was easily seen as it...
The following press release was released to the media this morning... NAS: National Zoo Has Many Strengths; Animals Received Appropriate Care A National...
Geez - hasn't been warm, has it? : ) Great shot, though. How far away were you? ... From: Glenn Koppel [mailto:gjkoppel@...] Sent: Monday, January 17,...
Cafepress.com! All you do is upload your own graphics (i.e. that you own the copyright) and they manufacture-on-demand. I uploaded pics for a calendar in my...
Jeremy, He was sluggish so we got close enough to touch him. That's pretty good because rat snakes are very aggressive normally and do bite. But, this guy ...
All, I found this article on MSNBC's website and thought it would be of some interest. I would agree that plastic shopping bags are indeed an environmental...
All, Well, now that President Bush has been re-elected, plans to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is back on the plate again. Here is a very good...
Holly, You are so right about the problem of plastic shopping bags. Paper are much more environmentally sound albeit they are not always as strong or as easy ...
Mary Alice, That's interesting, we were taught in school back in the early 1990's (when being environmentally friendly was more hip) that paper bags were very...
Holly, you are right in that the plastic bags also have many uses and do save trees - but they do not break down in land fills as quickly - so there are...
Holly, I just did a quick search and found this link - it might be of interest to anyone who would like to use canvas. It also offers lunch bags - another way...
Mary Alice, Good link! I will have to spend some time checking out this site. I notice that a lot of people where I work still use brown paper bags for their...
Mary Alice, It definitely looks like canvas bags are the way to go in this situation since both paper and plastic have their bad points. At our Food Lion and...
I always re-use plastic bags as trash bags, and sometimes as ways to carry things to and from work. I will never forget that trip to the landfill I took in...