Sunday book review – The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit by Richard K. Broughton – Mark Avery
There was a time, a few decades ago, when the most difficult thing about Marsh and Willow Tits was to know which of these two very similar species one was seeing (the calls are much easier) but now the main difficulty is seeing either of them at all. The identification features are now better known […]
Update to Reading Groups for Academic Year 2022-23
^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW-E3IBcJ-pNp59SWt8uI72iHjGkbIlvNXUEAnsDBm4J1VUGfF4Bj5vGMRPgcQT_hA4dklR2bLXVPZ3BYhMWEGZe0L7PDT9BaBHDdDtfoVn8vHQWMNZwqKZRO1cnoGvG7vGTdeJP23KajBqwLuBzsTrNB18hJ97hLe8-E1yNvgBFoT-fEc43NDUJ5/s680/%7BC0E7BADE-C4BD-4003-88F2-2543A9E59512%7DImg100.jpg) This semester’s reading group is on Rescher’s Axiogenesis and select readings by William James and John Dewey called “Philosophy of Organism III: Rescher’s Axiogenesis and Readings in James and Dewey” running weekly on Fridays. It’s the third reading group in the topic of philosophy of organism which I’ve done over the years. It’s […]
RSPB press release – Stone-curlews – Mark Avery
Projects working with farmers to bring endangered bird back from the brink celebrate over double the number of Stone-curlew thanks to 40 years of effort Stone-curlew at autumn roost. Photo: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com) Two projects working to benefit Stone-curlew, a threatened and unique looking bird, are celebrating their 40th anniversaries, with the population now having more […]
Mushrooms (alcohol brush pen and ink)
Mushrooms (alcohol brush pen and ink) #Mushrooms #alcohol #brush #pen #ink
Toxic lead in unsustainable Red Grouse – Mark Avery
https://www.conservationevidence.com/individual-study/12814 ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://www.conservationevidence.com/individual-study/12814) There are many reasons for signing the petition to ban driven grouse shooting – click here ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://wildjustice.org.uk/general/driven-grouse-shooting-what-is-it-is-and-why-it-must-be-banned/) – and this study provides two more reasons at different levels. The study looks at Red Grouse carcasses bought on the open market which were intended for human consumption and found that all 78 carcasses contained […]
The “Sand Ploughman” That Travels the World – The Tide Is Out
The “Sand Ploughman” That Travels the World February 23, 2025 Sanderling (Calidris alba) In the winter and shoulder seasons around the world, observant beachgoers might notice a mostly white, speedy little bird foraging in the wet sand or sleeping in groups nestled higher on the shore. The less observant beachgoer might only be startled when a […]
After Nature: Mountain cabin vista (graphite)
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RSPB makes big move at Geltsdale – Mark Avery
Geltsdale Pennines Paradise. Image: RSPB The RSPB is extending its ownership of land at Geltsdale in Cumbria and appealing for donations to secure the deal – click here ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://www.rspb.org.uk/donate/pennines-paradise). This is very good news. The emphasis of the RSPB text is on habitat restoration and the graphic produced is excellent – although the day I […]
What Lives, and Dies, on Tule Mats
Along the marsh’s edge at Cache Creek Nature Preserve, 20 miles northwest of Sacramento, Diana Almendariz harvests bundles of tule (Schoenoplectus acutus)— green, smooth cylinders up to 10 feet high. With a knife, she cuts the giant sedge, about as thick as a nickel, at their full height, while avoiding stalks where red-winged blackbirds and marsh […]
“Ecotheological Community and the Question of Non-human Animals Understood as Persons” in American Journal of Theology & Philosophy (2022) 43 (2-3): 58–79.
After Nature: “Ecotheological Community and the Question of Non-human Animals Understood as Persons” in American Journal of Theology & Philosophy (2022) 43 (2-3): 58–79. ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVizzTvTDz14OuPDQdoHvOxz4Mfw1JMFNLs60v0M2fPOKokvYyBSr_vonKhdWQaArwmItebmnrRVEPfTB4o-oFk0_qDqB-Jq0lJvDVt_8gqxo_y75yzVdfE2FfA6xvGAKE7GAvsKUFmDu3vM3VEseIt2ySxyo7sKP5Gs0F7sxn-q-O8c5Ixv44FyWT/s1773/IMG_5641.jpg) ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYnneBJ93Z25IsZf04XrHV3DDu_9-bPwNEOw9KAthIBDltM1-CXKz-0uckD0qqhc19HEUDrnKzC0v7hnIcHilCIbs4iMYXDL4xYEsQl3ZK_sT-hNJoXItPJxKlVbJ44F7Bn9fb9PEmUBefgBsX1VIHKb4geLY3tsFwPVwD3QcFrc5Fcc7dlkLhe0j/s1827/IMG_5640.jpg) #Ecotheological #Community #Question #Nonhuman #Animals #Understood #Persons #American #Journal #Theology #Philosophy