Last year during Mardi Gras, the Mississippi River did something perfectly ordinary and yet utterly extraordinary: it carved a small outlet in its eastern bank and found a shorter route … Read more
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Photo of the Day: Red-shouldered Hawk on a Misty Day
Photo by Cindy Bryant See more of Cindy Bryant’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more
Wish They All Could Be California Squirrels…
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! California is home to ten species of these cute and mischievous critters, including the state’s namesake animal: the California Ground Squirrel. In celebration of Squirrel Appreciation … Read more
Photo of the Day: Brown Pelican Reflection
Photo by Ashala Tylor See more of Ashala Tylor’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more
Photo of the Day: House Finch on a Frosty Perch
Photo by Flickr member LAP75 See more of LAP75’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more
Standing Up in the Face of Disaster
Over two years ago, the communities I grew up in experienced the largest and costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history. On July 25th, 2010, a pipeline owned by Canadian … Read more
National Squirrel Appreciation Day: Robo-rodents, Plus a Squirrel-Food Recipe
Although January 21st has been recognized as National Squirrel Appreciation Day since 2001, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technologyhave carried squirrel appreciation way beyond a puny period of 24 … Read more
Photo of the Day: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Photo by Tom Blandford See more of Tom Blandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more
New Keystone XL Pipeline Route to Steamroll Bald Eagles?
Will America’s national icon be yet another casualty of the tar sands megapipeline? Read more
Photo of the Day: Great Egret
Photo by Carolyn Pepper See more of Carolyn Pepper’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

