by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 25, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD As the most literal of helicopter parents, a ruby-throated hummingbird mom (RTH, Archilochus colubris) takes hovering to a whole new competitive level. In the case of this feathered sprite (2.8 – 3.5″ long, including bill, and just over 1/10 of...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 18, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD There’s been a marked decline in the number of sunspots over the past decade or so. That’s what NASA scientists say, and I have no reason to doubt their research findings. Luckily, I haven’t observed any reduction in the terrestrial version of...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 10, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD It’s a fine world, though rich in hardships at times. ~ Larry McMurtry There’s a sweetness in the lament of a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) that makes the sorrow bearable, and believable. Theirs isn’t an pop tune...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 3, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD JAY! JAY! JAY! Uh oh… I’ve been spotted! The Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) on guard have ratted me out. Halt! Who goes there? Thought you could just slip past, did you? Not on my watch. Hey everybody—look! Look! Over there!” Now every...
