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Posts Tagged "wildlife"

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Posted on Jan 27, 2016

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Here’s the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) courtesy of RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser while in Costa Rica. Sean says the iguana is the perfect companion to provide judgmental looks while you are attempting to get some work done.

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Sick Kits

Posted on Dec 30, 2015

Sick Kits

Last spring I was able to enjoy watching a Red Fox family growing up, up close! I posted photos and videos of them in a bunch of posts this past April and May including: Red Fox Family Red Fox Family Video Red Fox Pup Exploring Red Fox Wrestling Red Fox Kits Growing Red Fox Kits at Den Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) At some point in the early summer the kits all left the den, exploring more and more on their own, staying in different locations and occasionally popping in and out of the area. By the end of the summer they were not being seen anymore, having gone out to find their own life and place...

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Winter “Bird” Forecast #4 – Foxes!

Posted on Dec 21, 2015

Winter “Bird” Forecast #4 – Foxes!

Here are Stratford Point’s Red Foxes featured in last week’s winter “bird” forecast with Audubon Connecticut: http://wxedge.com/2015/12/14/foxes/

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December Sky

Posted on Dec 13, 2015

December Sky

This December sky came at sunset on yet another warm and almost balmy evening…what a time to be alive! Our world is changing all around us as even buds and flowers have started to bloom in these unbelievable weather conditions. Yes, this is El Niño, but it is an El Niño in a period of intense global warming and climate change…all of which will cause possibly more frequent and more severe events going forward. The rate of this temperature change is unprecedented, and if it feels strange to us then imagine how the wildlife and plants throughout our world are feeling. I will be...

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Trycopeptus laciniatus

Posted on Dec 2, 2015

Trycopeptus laciniatus

Are you ready to be blown away by a life form today? Look no further than this! Here’s one of the coolest aliens to inhabit our planet – the mossy phasmid Trycopeptus laciniatus. Come on, isn’t this the most unbelievable creature?! This is beyond camouflage…

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