Sunday, May 24, 2009
Will be updating regularly
This site has not been updated recently, obviously, but I intend to update it regularly over the summer. The objective will be to illustrate the best three things about being an elementary school teacher... June, July, and part of August!!!!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Vertical Lift
The Humming Bird Video
As promised, posted before 3:11 pm 08.09.08
Last years video though.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Kayaking Machias Bay
If you are ever in Machias, Maine; Go on a Sunrise Canoe or Kayak Adventure.
http://www.sunrisecanoeandkayak.com/
Maine Coastal Master Guide Rob Scribner (facing),
holds what appears to be a large wing bone.
Master Inland Guide Dave plans to take the Coastal Guide exam in the near future.
They plot true and magnetic location.
As one moves south, the error is less significant.
Rob explains petroglyphs. What's a petroglyph?
The best way to find out is to ask Rob. Sure,
you can Google it, but that's not as fun!
Jen (left) and her friend (center) admire the seals from 10-100 ft away.
David focuses on next picture.
Call Jen for a tour or to rent a kayak.
207-255-3375.
http://www.sunrisecanoeandkayak.com/
Maine Coastal Master Guide Rob Scribner (facing),
holds what appears to be a large wing bone.
Master Inland Guide Dave plans to take the Coastal Guide exam in the near future.
They plot true and magnetic location.
As one moves south, the error is less significant.
Rob explains petroglyphs. What's a petroglyph?
The best way to find out is to ask Rob. Sure,
you can Google it, but that's not as fun!
Jen (left) and her friend (center) admire the seals from 10-100 ft away.
David focuses on next picture.
Call Jen for a tour or to rent a kayak.
207-255-3375.
Finches Feeding Fledglings
Mother House Finch Feeds Young:
on the ground...
by the pool...
and on the deck.
"Mommy is that you?", inquires Freddy Finch
"No, sorry!", replies Kathy Cardinal, "she's waiting
in the Photinia fraseri".
"Why that's Latin darling. It seems our Mr. Ringo
is an educated man."
"Chug-a-chug-a-choo-chew"
"And the train enters the tunnel".
"Any seconds?"
"Yup".
Daddy was only feeding this young male in the am at this point.
Later in the day, he chased the fledgling away.
on the ground...
by the pool...
and on the deck.
"Mommy is that you?", inquires Freddy Finch
"No, sorry!", replies Kathy Cardinal, "she's waiting
in the Photinia fraseri".
"Why that's Latin darling. It seems our Mr. Ringo
is an educated man."
"Chug-a-chug-a-choo-chew"
"And the train enters the tunnel".
"Any seconds?"
"Yup".
Daddy was only feeding this young male in the am at this point.
Later in the day, he chased the fledgling away.
Adam's observation: Notice the red plumage.
Adam's inference: This a male, beginning to molt and turn red.
Adam's prediction: The young bird will be entirely red, before the beak turns color.
This prediction is based on last year's observations.
Do You Love Hummers as Much As I Do?
Hummingbirds are one of the most fascinating birds to watch, even if you are not an avid birder!
Sitting on my porch watching birds is one of my favorite hobbies. You see, I don't just watch. I do subtle things to watch the behaviors of "aves". Nothing that would harm the birds…Things like changing the water level in the bird baths… Do different birds like different water levels?
So last night, I was repositioning my hummingbird feeders, talking on the phone, and trying to untangle the mono from which a feeder hangs. I was coming very close to "speaking French"! Alas, I got to a point in which I could sit down and concentrate on my conversation with a very special Savannah resident.
Just in the middle of our conversation about "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" of her fairly new job, a time when I should have been giving here undivided attention, a ruby throat whizzed past my head! I immediately interrupted her explanation, and became a bird commentator.
This hummer first check out a test tube feeder, an eloquently decorated feeder, with a painted copper bloom and two leaves. This feeder usually stays full, because we all know that humming birds do not want us to spend too much money on feeders. He then checks out the feeder I just moved to their favorite feeding location.
Later, he finds the feeder he was looking for, the one the ground that I was trying to untangle earlier. After about a minute of unsuccessful tries to feed off a fake bloom that is flat on the ground, he took off. You see, I am pretty sure that hummers will not land one the ground, but he got as close as he could without touching.
Sitting on my porch watching birds is one of my favorite hobbies. You see, I don't just watch. I do subtle things to watch the behaviors of "aves". Nothing that would harm the birds…Things like changing the water level in the bird baths… Do different birds like different water levels?
So last night, I was repositioning my hummingbird feeders, talking on the phone, and trying to untangle the mono from which a feeder hangs. I was coming very close to "speaking French"! Alas, I got to a point in which I could sit down and concentrate on my conversation with a very special Savannah resident.
Just in the middle of our conversation about "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" of her fairly new job, a time when I should have been giving here undivided attention, a ruby throat whizzed past my head! I immediately interrupted her explanation, and became a bird commentator.
This hummer first check out a test tube feeder, an eloquently decorated feeder, with a painted copper bloom and two leaves. This feeder usually stays full, because we all know that humming birds do not want us to spend too much money on feeders. He then checks out the feeder I just moved to their favorite feeding location.
Later, he finds the feeder he was looking for, the one the ground that I was trying to untangle earlier. After about a minute of unsuccessful tries to feed off a fake bloom that is flat on the ground, he took off. You see, I am pretty sure that hummers will not land one the ground, but he got as close as he could without touching.
Urban legend: Humming birds never or rarely land.
Fact: The ruby throats that I have observed do exactly that. After feeding they find a branch that has no leaves and is very slender. This is where they will perch. Now they look like a leaf!
Hope you enjoy the pics.
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