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New Species Added: Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]

July 27, 2016 admin Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture 0

News Species Added: Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus Ornatus)

Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]

July 20, 2016 admin Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture 0

New Species Added: White Ibis—Juvenile (Eudocimus Albus)

Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]

July 17, 2016 admin Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture 0

New Species Added: Rose-Breasted Grosbeak—Female (Pheucticus Ludovicianus)

Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]

July 7, 2016 admin Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture 0

New Species Added: Rose-Breasted Grosbeak—Male (Pheucticus Ludovicianus)

Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]

July 7, 2016 admin Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture 0

My Father’s Day Story: Dynamite, the Army, and the Rural Mountains

It’s funny to learn about how the course of your life changed before you were even born. My grandfather, his brother, two cousins, and two friends were bored on Halloween 1959, so they decided to use dynamite to blow up the backdoor (right) on Little Pine Elementary School in the rural [...]

June 19, 2016 admin History, Reflections, Travel & Culture 0