I feed on luscious crustaceans year-round on beaches and in marshes. With an occasional stop at a nearby McDonald's just because. I love my life here.
Friday, June 11, 2010
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
Many of us Painted Buntings breed and some of us winter in woodlands, thickets, and brushland along the Gulf of Mexico. I love it when people gasp about how beautiful I am. I love everything about my life here.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
Many of us Yellow-billed Cuckoos spend migration and/or breed in those wonderful swamps along the Gulf of Mexico. I love this place.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
Many of us Pileated Woodpeckers live in beautiful giant trees in the swampland along the Gulf of Mexico. We love our home.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
A great many of us Le Conte's Sparrows winter in marshes and other open areas along the Gulf Coast.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
I spend essential parts of my life building up fat reserves and migrating along and over the Gulf of Mexico.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
I spend my life in the Gulf of Mexico's estuaries and marshes. I love my home.
We're the Gulf of Mexico
We spend our entire lives within the Gulf's beautiful estuaries and marshes.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
I spend my winters on pristine beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, eating tiny crustaceans I find in in the sand.
We're the Gulf of Mexico
Every wild migratory Whooping Crane in the world winters in estuary areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Whoopers that breed in Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada winter in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Those that learned their migration route following the Ultralight winter in refuges along the Florida Gulf Coast. Our breeding success every year is directly related to the abundance of blue crabs, our essential diet in winter.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
We Ruby-throated Hummingbirds migrate to the Gulf Coast every fall. After building up our fat reserves on the abundant insects and nectar in the rich marshes and other coastline vegetation, we strike out--many of us over water--on our journey to the Yucatan Peninsula--a marathon more arduous than anything humans could possibly do.
I'm the Gulf of Mexico
We Midwestern loons winter along the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the loons that breed in Wisconsin and Minnesota winter in the Gulf. Our babies stay there for 2-3 years.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Fact for the day
We Brown Pelicans were just taken off the federal Endangered Species List in 2009 "due to recovery." That should save BP a heap of money on endangered species fines.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Keeping track of the numbers
The International Bird Rescue Research Center is producing a daily consolidated report of all the birds, mammals, sea turtles, and other reptiles oiled in the Gulf. You can read each day's update here: http://www.ibrrc.org/gulf-oil-spill-birds-treated-numbers-2010.html
As of noon on June 8, 380 birds had been found still living, and 622 had been found dead. Forty have been released in Florida. Any bets about whether they'll head right back to the contaminated areas that are their home?
As of noon on June 8, 380 birds had been found still living, and 622 had been found dead. Forty have been released in Florida. Any bets about whether they'll head right back to the contaminated areas that are their home?
Monday, June 7, 2010
BP, I've got my eyes on you
Feral and outdoor cats kill up to a billion birds a year in the United States. I was one of them until a nice boy took me in and gave me a cushy life as a house cat. Now it looks like BP is hoping to give cats and windows a worthy competitor for first place in bird killing. I'm keeping track.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
You've got to give a little, take a little,
And let your poor heart break a little. That's the story of, that's the glory of love.
AOU: Please restore my hyphen!
C'mon, guys. What the heck's a "Violetear"? "Violet-ear" is ever so much clearer, and spell check prefers it, too.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Woody Guthrie had it wrong.
In my opinion, the lyrics should be:
This land is my land. This land is my land.
Get off of my land.
This land is my land.
Keep far from my land.
This land is my land.
This land was made for me, me, me.
This land is my land. This land is my land.
Get off of my land.
This land is my land.
Keep far from my land.
This land is my land.
This land was made for me, me, me.
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