Tag: birds

Central Oregon beauties

We returned to visit our friends in Oregon. The entire ;to’ trip was rerouted ( going via Houston, instead of Denver, reaching Portland, instead of Redmond), but in the end our friends’ flexibility prevailed and we reached Sisters, Oregon, only about 12 hrs later… Continue Reading “Central Oregon beauties”

Bird Diversification and Hubble’s Law

AN INTERNATIONAL team of scientists has ruffled the feathers of old beliefs on evolution in birds. Using rigorous taxonomical classification and DNA-sequence data, the researchers have developed world’s most comprehensive phylogenetic tree linking all the 9,993 identified bird species. The tree shows that contrary… Continue Reading “Bird Diversification and Hubble’s Law”

What I found in Florida

So instead of the normal trip report or overview, I want to do something different. It has been too long to remember the details and who cares if I did see or do what everybody sees and does in Florida. I want to address… Continue Reading “What I found in Florida”

Florida: Keys to my heart

This weekend was spent in gorgeous Florida. The everglades, Miami and the sunsets.. Hopefully will have a trip story shortly, these photos should tell you some till then..

Hummingbird- white necked jacobin

Hummingbird- white necked jacobin

Definitely my favorite types of birds, hummingbirds are awesome!