Category: Environment

In the wake of germophobia: the use and misuse of antibacterial agents

Hand sanitizers and antibacterial hand soaps gained overnight fame, any starlet would covet, after the swine flu epidemic. The most common active ingredient found in the house hold soap bar or hand-wash is Triclosan (TCS), has been in use for over 40 yrs and… Continue Reading “In the wake of germophobia: the use and misuse of antibacterial agents”

Yellow

Yellow

Bees and pollen

Tarantula

Tarantula

This one sits on the same spot every night, at the Asa Wright Nature Center. Has feasted on whole Kiskadees, according to witnesses.

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

White throated kingfisher

(It is overdue for an actual written post, working on it..)

In Trinidad -when it pours, you REIGN.(part1 of 2)

Little did I anticipate the moving adventure that would follow, when I booked a group birding tour, by Caligo Ventures, 5 days in Trindiad and 4 in Tobago. It promised rainforests with Trogons, lodging with hummingbirds, turtles, caves and swamps..We were picked up at… Continue Reading “In Trinidad -when it pours, you REIGN.(part1 of 2)”