Out of all #BathingBirds, the Black-throated Gray Warbler is one of only five species known to "dew bathe" in especially dry seasons. They rub dew on their wings and bodies to bathe. But, when water is available, these birds bypass the dew for regular baths🛁
"In the first year of its new Tanzania program, [TNC] plans to work with 100 farmers on the islands of Pemba and Unguja to develop best practices to manage their small-scale farms sustainably and increase yields." https://t.co/cxWri8540V
“Nature simply can't afford for us to waste any more time. None of this will be easy. System change at this scale never is. But @wef underlines that it's our collective responsibility to transform the ways we eat, live, grow, build, & power our lives.” - TNC CEO @JenMorrisNature
“Racism is ignorance based on being miseducated. Racism is a result of being indoctrinated instead of educated,” said Jane Elliott, the 86-year-old anti-racism educator behind the famous "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" exercise.
“I don’t sugarcoat racism." https://t.co/zga1HBrDuQ
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"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." –Joseph Campbell
To our heroes of the past, along the frontlines of the present and preparing for the duties of tomorrow, THANK YOU. #MemorialDay
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Besides surveying leks for Greater Prairie Chicken, @COParksWildlife officer Ben Meier has been surveying wild turkey on the #SouthRepublicanStateWildlifeArea near Burlington. Check out the view recently through his spotting scope.
4/5, 06:45 Arthur arrives for first morning nest exchange w/ prey (Chipmunk) in left talon.
BR stands, warbles, snags the prey in beak & quickly departs the nest as Arthur looks on.
Can you get any more metal than a Loggerhead Shrike? We already knew these birds were formidable predators—but a study reveals shrikes are even fiercer than we thought. https://t.co/HLR5x81Gjb
19:10, 4/4 Pileated Woodpeckers are mostly black with white stripes on the face and neck and a flaming-red crest. Males have a red stripe on the cheek #cornellfeeders