The hardy team of biologists stationed on the Farallon Islands, a minuscule set of outcroppings in the Pacific just west of San Francisco, suffers a lot of inconveniences. After all, they’re living on islands made up mostly of rocks, drinking filtered rainwater and using solar power that wanes during the short days of winter. [...]
The trials and tribulations of a nesting pair of American robin are proving to be a hit on Glacier National Park’s website, even though there’s been a tragedy in the family. On June 17, employee Jean Ervin, who works in the Park’s mailroom, noticed robins were building a nest in a bush outside her [...]
“Inspired by Iceland” is a lovely visual chillout website that allows you to gaze through various high-speed webcams throughout the land. Included vistas: glacial lakes (complete with icebergs), the famed blue lagoon, and downtown Reykjavík. An island country in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle. Norse settlers arrived c. 850-875, and Christianity was introduced c. [...]
A little black bear cub that was born while people watched via webcam in northern Minnesota in January is now missing. The biologists who run the North American Bear Center said on its web site Monday night that it had been nearly three days since they had seen “Hope” and her mother “Lily” together. Lynn [...]
The film “On Golden Pond” introduced common loons to the general public in 1981. Even their voice, particularly the yodel, became a widely recognized bird sound. Until then, we suspect few nonbiologists and nonbirders knew what loons were. They nest on isolated lakes across Canada and the northern tier of states so relatively few people [...]
Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts has asked BP and the head of the Coast Guard to start streaming the nonstop video of the seabed oil leaks that one of BP’s submersibles is capturing — to allow independent scientists (and the public) to monitor and assess the flow. If BP is averse to hosting the [...]
The first of four peregrine falcon eggs has hatched at Derby Cathedral watched live by webcam viewers from around the world. The other eggs are expected to hatch in the next few days. Nick Dixon, a national expert on peregrines nesting, is asking anyone who sees the chicks being fed to leave a comment on [...]
If there’s ever a webcam that will make you want to get scuba-certified in a hurry, this is surely it. This live feed, which can be refreshed up to every two seconds on a speedy connection, provides an underwater view of the Bonaire National Marine Park in the Antilles islands. The cam is located 15 [...]
Falcons arrived in early February to begin courtship at this nest box on the PG&E headquarters building in downtown San Francisco. PG&E has been a terrific host to the birds since we established the first nest camera on the building in partnership with them in 2005. In addition, PG&E helps underwrite conservation education school assemblies [...]
Korat is Thailand’s largest province and the ‘Gateway to Isaan’ . It also has beautiful National Parks, with many forests, mountains, waterfalls, and reservoirs. The province is located on the western end of the Korat Plateau, separated from the Chao Phraya river valley by the Phetchabun and Dong Phaya Yen mountain ranges. The area around Korat [...]