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.
Did you spot the squirrel in this morning’s post? Maybe you got it. I didn’t because, as Matthew said, “Oh it moved when I took it so it looks less squirrel like though if you zoom in lots you can just about make it out.” I couldn’t see it it, and even in the reveal … Continue reading Here’s the squirrel!
Matthew Cobb took this photo on his walk near Manchester this morning. Can you spot the squirrel? If you do, don’t give it away by putting its location in the comments: just say “I found it.” This is hard. The reveal will be at noon (Chicago time) today.
Someone named Creezy went to all this trouble to shower birds and rodents with nuts and seeds. The problem is that when they’re gone, you have to set the whole damn thing up again! h/t: Barry
Send in your photos! I am sweating blood! Two batches today: stars ‘n’ squirrels. First, the three star photos come from Tim Anderson. Click the photos to enlarge them: M42, the Orion Nebula: NGC3372, the Carina Nebula and NGC3532, the Wishing Well Star Cluster The Large Magellanic Cloud including NGC2070, the Tarantula Nebula And squirrel … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Reader Barry called my attention to this video and the article about the Nutty Bar from station KDKA in Pittsburgh. An excerpt (my emphasis): People are going nuts for an Ohio woodworker’s latest creation: A bar that caters to neighborhood squirrels. Michael Dutko, a 35-year-old hobbyist, has been creating art and household items from wood … Continue reading Man builds nut bar for squirrels
Because of a paucity of readers’ wildlife photos (I do have some, so if you sent them have patience), I’m deferring posting those till tomorrow, replacing them with a SQUIRREL CENSUS post by Greg: by Greg Mayer We’ve long been fans of squirrels here at WEIT, and so I was quite pleased to come across … Continue reading Central Park squirrel census
We have a few odds and ends today in the runup to the Big Holiday. Click the pictures to enlarge them; readers’ captions are indented. First, some ducks from Steve Barnes. These are a handful of photos taken around Bellingham and Birch Bay, Washington, during my brief time with a Sony DSLR some years ago. … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
Reader Mike Canzoneri sent some photos of squirrel monkeys, which you can enlarge by clicking on them. He also sent a brief bio: I was born and raised in the city of Chicago and have been a backyard zoologist since I was a little kid. I moved to Miami, FL in 1990 to be close … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
By Greg Mayer The following photos were sent to me by a colleague, and were taken during a trip to Costa Rica during December, 2011- January, 2012. We’ll start with the crocodiles of Rio Grande de Tarcoles, which are an attraction for both Costa Rican and foreign tourists, who gather at the highway bridge to … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
It’s been a while since we’ve had photos from reader, physicist, and master origami artist Robert Lang, who lives in California. Here’s a spate of fauna with Robert’s captions indented. Click on the photos to enlarge them: My office window looks out into the Angeles National Forest, so I get a lot of animal visitors; … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos
