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“Buzzards” in Europe are similar to Red-tailed hawks here (they’re not Turkey Vultures)
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Cheney’s actions were directly responsible for the 2002 fish kill in the Klamath River, where tens of thousands of salmon died.
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More on the “Wisdom Panel” genetic test from Mars that will provide information on a mixed-breed dogs heritage.
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Some interesting things about worms, and a citizen science project to collect data about these ecological indicators, from my citizensci.com blog.
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I suspect our cats would stare at us like, “You’ve got to be kidding!” But it looks like fun!
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Some excellent info here about dealing with a mite infestation in a bluebird next box.
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Critter Geek
I love the fetching bit about cats. When I moved to Seattle in the mid-80s, I house-sat and cat-sat for the first summer a woman who was taking a three-month hiking vacation in Colorado. I was studying for the bar exam, so lots of time was spent crumbling half-filled-in practice test answer pages in frustration and throwing them across the room. The second time I did this, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the cat dart out from underneath the sofa and pounce on the balled up paper. To my surprise, she picked it up like a kitten in her mouth and carried it back to me and dropped it at my feet. I couldn’t believe it; I had never heard of such a thing. Apparently the cat had never done this before, as the owner was as surprised as I was when I showed her on her return.
That’s interesting…I wonder if there’s something behind the behavior? I can’t think of why a cat (or dog, for that matter) would do that in the wild. Maybe it *is* related to the way the carry their babies, an instinct to return them if they wander?