A Striper for the Consul

  Caldwell ​I saw this image and I had a vague connection in my head to Steve. On searching here sure enough there was a reference. Maybe Steve knows more. I am not sure where I have seen this image before. Online or in an old magazine but I remember it.

Pennant-winged Nightjar

  Evening drive in Punda Maria on November 1, 2024. All guests were full of hope to see the Pennant-winged Nightjar. At around 6 pm, our driver and guide Eric reached the spot where it had been seen the day before. It was 18:12 when suddenly this beautiful bird flew over us. A fantastic experience. …

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Even if precipitation looks normal

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-climate-contributing-drought-american-west.html Even if precipitation looks normal, we can still have drought because moisture demand has increased so much and there simply isn’t enough water to keep up with that increased demand,” Fu said. “This is not something you could build bigger reservoirs or something to prevent because when the atmosphere warms, it will just suck …

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Woodward 16-bore.

  Woodward 16-bore. Restored, including best new chopper lump barrels. Try finding another rib like that to match the original! Vintage Guns There are not many better than a Woodward. 16-bore is a plus. Likely very sweet to handle. The scroll is very fine and impressive. High gloss wood, however. Datus Proper* had a Woodward. …

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Salamanders are surprisingly abundant in US northeastern forests

 The study authors estimated an average of 5,300 salamanders in every patch of forest the size of a football field in the Northeast. Even though each individual is a mere 3 inches long, the sheer number of red-backed salamanders means that they also have some of the highest biomass estimated for animals other than insects …

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Bryde’s: A Missile Made of Muscle. 

The winning and commended images of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 competition were just announced, with Rafael Fernández Caballe named as the overall winner for his image of a Bryde’s whale swimming up to swallow a bait ball of sardines off Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Contest organizers at Oceanographic Magazine were once again kind enough to …

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300 lb Mako Shark

  A friend of a friend was out fishing with his father and uncle in a 16’ aluminum boat and caught this 300 lb Mako shark. This was in September. Re: being released, I was told “he’s done a lot of shark research professionally, so l would be guessing it was released.” I haven’t seen one …

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