Friday, June 26, 2015

This is what privilege looks like



http://www.rationalcomics.com/036-nathan-pyle-recycle-bins-and-a-lesson-in-privilege/

Friday, June 19, 2015

How Dinosaurs Shrank and Became Birds


Modern birds appeared to emerge in a snap of evolutionary time. But new research illuminates the long series of evolutionary changes that made the transformation possible.  Modern birds descended from a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods, whose members include the towering Tyrannosaurus rex and the smaller velociraptors.

Read more here: How Dinosaurs Shrank and Became Birds

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The Bower Bird Returns


You may remember from a previous post that I had a very welcome visitor last year.  Well, the Spotted Bowerbird has returned with a new bower (albeit, not in the same location).  It turns out that Spotted Bowerbirds are territorial but only use their bowers during the mating season.
There's some great information on the Spotted Bowerbird here.


If you don't know what your looking for the bower is easy to miss.  This one is directly beside the driveway of a neighbouring house.




This years new feature: a dog collar (how very heavy metal).