Author: sharonstjoan

This video is about great northern loons.

This April 2019 video from the Veluwe region in the Netherlands shows a black woodpecker couple at their nest and a tawny owl.

https://youtu.be/8qW3cgjGUbw

This 6 May 2018 video from the USA says about itself:

In this video I will show you these cute amazing baby painted turtles. These baby turtles are only 1 day old and are so tiny, some of these baby turtles are the size of quarters and smaller. I saved the baby painted turtles from birds and at the end of the video I will let these turtles go.

From Iowa State University in the USA:

How scientists view sex determination in painted turtle populations

August 6, 2019

Summary: A study that looks at how temperature influences the development of painted turtles may lead biologists to rethink the theoretical frameworks they use when analyzing the topic. The study found wide variation within local populations, suggesting temperature sensitivity of embryonic development can vary significantly from one turtle nest to another within a single population.

A new study from Iowa…

It all started with a bee drinker. We are always being told that bees need water to drink in hot weather and every year I put some out for them. This year I had placed it on top of the stump of a tree that had been felled before we moved here, but then I decided to put it on the ground at the base of the stump so that our regularly visiting hedgehog could also have a drink.

This got me thinking about some more permanent arrangement such as a mini wildlife pond. Now hubby is not a fan of garden ponds so this was going to have to be something acceptable to him. It needed to be fairly small, preferably in a container of some sort and then there was the problem of where to site it. After much thought I decided the ideal place was at the…

This 25 July 2019 video from the USA says about itself:

The Birdman of Idaho Has Built Homes for Over 40,000 Bluebirds

He just might be the biggest bluebird landlord in Idaho. Al Larson has built and placed more than 350 wooden nest boxes throughout the state’s southwest. The birdwatcher started the project in the late 1970s after reading how important the shelters are to the survival of bluebirds. Today, at the age of 97, he is still at it. Larson monitors the little houses to record vital data about the number of eggs and nestlings. To date, Larson has helped fledge over 40,000 bluebirds.

This October 2016 video, in English with Brazilian Portuguese subtitles, says about itself:

Short video explaining a few key facts and concepts on land plant evolution from a phylogenetic perspective.

From the Institute of Science and Technology Austria:

When plant roots learned to follow gravity

Scientists identify key evolutionary steps of gravity-directed root growth

August 2, 2019

Summary: Highly developed seed plants evolved deep root systems that are able to sense Earth’s gravity. The ‘how and when’ of this evolutionary step has, until now, remained unknown. Plant biologists have identified crucial components and processes which only developed in seed plants around 350 million years ago to enable fast and efficient gravity-driven root growth.

One of the most important events in evolutionary history occurred around 500 million years ago with the spread of plant life from water to land. For plants to thrive in this new environment, root systems…

This video is about Swedish mountain birds. Including dotterel, golden plover, Arctic skua and bluethroat.

This 25 July 2019 video is about a reed warbler singing at the Kennemermeer lake in IJmuiden in the Netherlands.

Ton Lansdaal made this video.

flowers await
their moment
in the sun