... three parts, or acts. The first part is called the pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird, or a man... The second act is called the turn. The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extra...
...ly good ecosystem health. The report card breaks its indicators into five different categories: water quality, fisheries, birds, oysters and seagrasses. It also displays the performance of each of these categories along a regional breakdown of the...
...ons, forests and shrublands support diverse communities dependent on reoccurring wildfire. Riparian zones support diverse bird communities, frequented by bird watchers of all ages. And the river itself supports native and introduced fish, many of w...
... (brown Pelican) close up ... Brown pelican waiting for its next hunt. ... Pelecanus occidentalis, brown Pelican, B-roll, bird, water, waterbird, nature, ... Sky Swanson...
...ng, and networking for key living resource groups that included seagrass, kelps and seaweeds, plankton, fish, turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, invertebrates, corals, and microbes. Learning about Zooplankton from Sonia Batten. Photo credit Heath K...
Sunset over the Pacific ... orange sunset over a beach with various waterbirds flying overhead. ... Beach, water, ocean, pacific, waves, tide, waterbirds, bird, birds, B-roll, nature, sunset, sun, .....
...prey) eating on a branch ... Osprey with a fresh catch eating on a branch ... Pandion haliaetus, Osprey, eating, hunting, bird of prey, waterbird, Nature, Ghost forest, B-roll, ... Sky Swanson...
A global hotspot for crocodiles, turtles, migratory birds, and mangroves – Bhitarkanika Conservation Area, Odisha, India ... Let us start this blog by saying that whenever we tra...
... modesta (Eastern Great Egret) in tree ... Beautiful Great Egret in a large tree. ... Ardea modesta, Eastern Great Egret, bird, nature, B-roll, Fauna, ... Jamie Currie...
Tyrannus tyrannus (Eastern Kingbird) on branch over water ... Kingbird over water with waves. ... Tyrannus tyrannus, Eastern Kingbird, ... Jamie Currie...
... blue heron between a bed of Tiger lillies. ... Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron, Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily, Flower, Bird, Nature, B-roll, Water, Waterbird, ... Sky Swanson...
...de troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the UMCES labs That's where you'll find me Somewhere within the UMCES hummingbirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow. Why then, oh, why can't I? If happy little hummingbirds fly Beyond the rainbow. Why, oh,...
...mangrove forests, these stock ecology textbook phrases seemingly quicken in the cries and shocks of color that decorate a bird and primate-filled canopy. Thick trunks diverge into a rigid tangle of stilt-like roots that plunge into blue-green salin...
... Ecosystem Health Report Card ... Jamie Currie and I had an exciting meeting with experts on Texas coastal water quality, birds, seagrass, oysters, and fisheries on November 1 and 2 to create the first Texas Coast Ecosystem Health Report Card. We m...
... have otherwise and their leaves are less nutritious to insects, thus suppressing population sizes. The same goes for the birds and bats that eat those insects. When nitrogen is less available, every living thing holds on to the element for longer,...
...Creek. Some of us buddied up for a tandem, while others rode solo. Katie May and I were able to catch glimpses of wetland birds, a terrapin, and my first ever bald eagle. Heath, Katie May, and me kayaking in Marshy Creek. Photo credit: Sky Sw...
...rned Owl) in captivity ... close up on a great horned owl. ... Great horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, captivity, caged, owl, bird, B-roll, ... Sky Swanson...
Dasyatis americana (Southern Stingray) 2 ... Birds eye view of a southern stingray, created by science communication course student Tori Agnew ... ray, Southern, stingray,...
... to be be devoted to the topic of religion in the future. One more discussion topic I will highlight is the importance of birds in the environmental movement and conservation efforts. This topic was initiated by Emily's question asking about the si...
