Tag: woodpeckers
EOC 124: The Ecological Importance of High Intensity Forest Fires with Monica Bond
Listen to this episode in iTunes Today’s guest on the show is Monica Bond from the Wild Nature Institute. Monica was one of our first guests on the podcast - she was featured in episode 6 of the show. At ...
Extinction Reversed, But At What Cost?
Imagine a living mammoth, flesh and bone, once again lumbering across the plains, rejoining life on earth in the 21st century. Despite having gone extinct thousands of years ago, some scientists of our time are seriously considering the possibility of resurrecting this ...
March Prey – Northern Flicker and Ants
The warm spring weather has awoken many ant colonies, great news for ant-lovers like the Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus). This female Flicker was foraging on the ground, greedily tonguing up loads of ants, something I have seen numerous Flickers do over the ...
Week 11 – Northern Flicker
I am going to let this weeks photo speak for itself as I am recovering from my Master's thesis defense on wintering raptors yesterday. I took this photograph of a female Northern Flicker on Sunday at Veteran's Memorial Park along ...
Week 10 – Downy Woodpecker
Spring is definitely in the air around Boise as temperatures rise into the 60s. The Red-winged Blackbirds are out in full force pushing forth their harsh song, and Song Sparrows can be heard up and down the Boise River. I ...
Month 2 – February Highlight Reel
I have decided to change up the rules for the video portion of the 52-week project. Seeing one 30-second video clip every month just isn't that interesting, and I wanted to develop my video editing skills as well. February's video ...