Prothonotary Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

It’s Migration!

 

 

Hooded Warbler.

 

 

 

Airplane follow-up

 

 

The airplane cabin is pressurized.  Why do our ears still pop?  I got lots of help with this one, thank you all.  As I can best summarize, it’s because the cabin is not necessarily pressurized to the altitude we took off from or landed at.  We might take off from here at sea level and land at Denver, a mile high.  In the meantime, the cabin pressure might be set for 6,000 or 8,000 feet during flight.  We go through several altitude equivalents during a single flight.  That’s plenty of differential to get the ears to popping!

 

 

Fun fact

 

 

Baby Komodo Dragon Lizards are known to smear themselves with feces so their own parents will avoid them, and not eat them.

 

 

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New favorite T-Shirt

 

 

It read:

 

“That sounds like a terrible idea!”

 

“What time?”

 

 

This, worn in a restaurant by a guy with one arm wrapped in a bandage and he could hardly walk!

 

 

Who knew!

 

 

Who knew there was such a thing as Barking Treefrogs!  They’re in the Southeastern U.S., but not normally in Texas.  But they are at Lost Maples State Natural Area.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8076231,-99.5727956,17z

 

During breeding season, they make a call like a barking dog.  I found a You Tube of what they sound like:

 

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=684134022542999

 

They are really loud, and they can sound off, off and on, all night long.  Their call is particularly noticeable to people sleeping (somewhat) in a tent.