2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (154+ words) Why Evolution Is True. .. also this video. This isn't the bear species on the California state flag, which is the California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus); that was native to this area but was hunted to extinction in the early…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (136+ words) Birding in the Upper Midwest Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) on a nest: Great Horned Owlet (Bubo virginianus) in a nest: Common Loon (Gavia immer): Common, medium to small birds. Rarer small birds that were new (a. k. a. "lifers) for me. Kirtland's Warbler…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (226+ words) A family "portrait" (minus Papa) on the "veranda" of the nest box. I have not seen another since this one in 2023. The oldest Red-headed woodpecker on record was banded in 1926 in Michigan and lived to be at least 9 years, 11 months…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (258+ words) It's approaching midday somewhere in the caatinga, northeastern Brazil's hinterland, and the temperature will soon hit the 40o C mark. All is quiet, as most animals are sensibly sheltering from the sizzling sun. The vegetation looks dead and stunted, but it…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (541+ words) Same trip, baby Gal'pagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki: Woman collecting land snails for dinner, S'o Tom, 2004: BBQ dinner at City Market, Luling, Texas, 2004. Brisket, sausage, and the trimmings (beans, potato salad, and the mandatory white bread): Death Valley and a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (148+ words) Why Evolution Is True There: I"ve fired my last shot. But here are three other shots, but not from readers but from the Proprietor (PCC[E]). They were taken last July in Svalbard. They show a pile of about…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (764+ words) Why Evolution Is True As superlatives go, it would be difficult to beat the South African Platland Baobab [Adansonia digitata]. Its 10. 6-m diameter trunk was large enough to accommodate a bar inside its hollow trunk. The massive tree, now deceased,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (403+ words) Why Evolution Is True Posting will be light today as I have three meetings/events to attend. I am supposed to be retired! An Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) snorkeling its way across a lake! Right behind this fella were…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (488+ words) Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats. Tara's Vimeo notes, which assure us that this is…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (62+ words) Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats. Here are a few penguin and landscape pictures I…...