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.
Today is part 2 of John Crisp’s photos of assorted birds—and one insect (part 1 is here). I’ve linked to the species but haven’t provided the Latin binomial. John’s narrative and IDs are indented. This is the second octet. Most of the titles speak for themselves. Again, all these I photographed within a mile of … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Today’s a day to display singleton photos and others that are sent in a few at a time. The indented bits are the readers’ commentaries: Reader Cliff Moser sends a picture of a fearsome caterpillar. But it’s really quite a common one: I’ve attached a single photo of one of 4 large tomato hornworms [Manduca … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photographs
Reader John Harshman sent these photos of a kildeer and eggs on April 20: Yesterday I went out to Charleston Slough on San Francisco Bay, and this very brave killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) began doing threat displays at me. Eventually I figured out why, but I nearly stepped on the nest before I saw it. Sorry, no nightjars … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photographs
