Archive for January 2010

Waiting Up for the Wolf Moon

Jan 30th, 2010 | By ingrid
Waiting Up for the Wolf Moon

The ideal time to photograph a Wolf Moon is at moonrise, along the horizon, when the illusion of size will be greatest. At moonrise yesterday, we were socked in with drizzle, clouds and brume.
Even though I missed the classic horizon shot, I still wanted a glimpse and capture of this Wolf — a near-full moon
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Spe r’s

Jan 29th, 2010 | By ingrid
Spe  r’s

We used to live down the road from a lightbulb store called “Lightbulbs Unlimited.” In Los Angeles. The shop had an illuminated sign. Naturally, of course . . . it was a lightbulb store. But for seven years, the shopkeepers never replaced the dead bulbs in their sign.
So for the entire time we lived in
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Helping Humans and Non-Humans in Haiti

Jan 16th, 2010 | By ingrid

Years ago, Hugh and I trained with EARS — Emergency Animal Rescue Service — part of United Animal Nations (UAN). The training prepared us to deploy in the event of natural disaster. That’s my disclaimer, there’s a slight conflict of interest in linking out to an organization of which I’m a part. But it’s one
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Nature News – Bay Area and Beyond

Jan 15th, 2010 | By ingrid
Nature News – Bay Area and Beyond

Friday roundup of nature and environmental stories — and a related Flickr fave. Many thanks to David Ian Roberts for licensing this photo of an Arctic Tern under Creative Commons.
Photo by David Ian Roberts – Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirpics/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

From National Geographic, mini transmitters now show that the Arctic Tern has the world’s longest
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Songbird the Impaler

Jan 12th, 2010 | By ingrid
Songbird the Impaler

Imagine you’re a songbird . . . but nature has mandated you dine like a raptor. What are you to do with those gentle little feet that should be talons?
You develop a workaround. That’s what this little bird has done.
I saw him in my periphery and noted the bright white breast and the sporadic
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Stormy Beach People

Jan 11th, 2010 | By ingrid
Stormy Beach People

I’m a perfect fit with Northern California, loving the storm-whipped ocean as I do. From the shoreline, that is. Keeping my eye on that 7th wave. Wrapped in layers. Wishing I could still operate my camera while wearing gloves. Keeping the UV filter on for the salt. Loving every second of this El-Niño-driven swell.
Some
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Videos: Changing Our Cultural Views of Pigeons

Jan 8th, 2010 | By ingrid
Videos: Changing Our Cultural Views of Pigeons

This video is about people who’ve cared enough for pigeons to effect positive, cultural change on their behalf. There are humane ways for humans to cohabit with urban pigeons.