Monthly Archives: March 2009


Newest Blogs in the Network 3-18-2009

Another week, another 11 excellent blogs added to the Nature Blog Network. Welcome them with your clicks and comments… BIRDS FFNC’s Nature News – Flora and Fauna Nature Company’s Nature News Blog.  Posting Willamette Valley nature news. Ibwfound Updates! – Information and accounts of interest about the continued re-search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker by the [...]

Carny Deadlines: March 17, 2009

Carnival deadlines to put on your calender… ======= I and the Bird #96 – to The Birdchaser by the end of the day today! Friday Ark #235 – to the Modulator by March 19 Berry Go Round #15 – to A Neotropical Savanna by March 28 Festival of the Trees #34 – to the Marvelous [...]

Nature Blog Networking: Irish Eyes

Look, I realize St Patrick’s Day is celebrated as much outside of Ireland than within it these days. And for many, at least in the United States, it’s an excuse to dust off tired and overwrought Irish stereotypes that probably do the fine folks of that technologically advanced and progressive nation a real disservice. But [...]

Book Review – Inner Beauty of Nature

A recent arrival in the Nature Blog Network Blog team mailbox was a copy of Inner Beauty of Nature, the latest publication by Dr. Bert Myers on the subject of x-ray photography. While not ordinarily a tool used by most field naturalists (first and foremost due to its high cost), the technique of capturing images [...]

Nature News in Review – Week Ending March 13, 2009

Flora The botanical world is mourning the recent death of noted lichen expert Dr. John Thompson. Micro-algae are growing faster under the influence of climate change; however the composition of the algae is changing and as a result of which their nutritional value for other aquatic life is decreasing. Fauna A California Condor suffering from [...]

Friday Roundup: March 13, 2009

Just the one carnival today.  Have a great weekend! ======= Friday Ark #234- reliability personified at the Modulator

Keep Your Blog Platform Current

Self-hosting your blog opens up a lot of possibilities but more than a couple of headaches as well. If you don’t put the good folks over at Blogger or Typepad or WordPress.com in charge of managing the backend of your blog, by default that responsibility falls to you! Of the myriad technical tasks a self-hosting [...]

Newest Blogs in the Network 3-11-2009

How many new nature blogs do we welcome to the Nature Blog Network this week? How about 15 fabulous sites, any one of which may become your most favorite one. There’s only one way to find out… BIRDS Fotografia Natureza – Just what the name says! ECOSYSTEM The Bluebird’s Laugh – ecology, ornithology, environmental ideas, [...]

Carny Deadlines: March 10, 2009

Upcoming Carnivals through the end of the month… Tangled Bank #126 – to Archeoporn by end of the day today. The Moth and Me #1 – to the Marvelous in Nature by March 13 for the first edition! I and the Bird #96 – to The Birdchaser by March 17 Berry Go Round #15 – [...]

Nature Blog Networking: Aussie Aussie Aussie!

As a child I was a huge fan of public TV nature documentaries (who am I kidding?  I still am…), and it seemed to me that whenever the filmmakers need some form of life that’s completely off the wall to illustrate a point about the strange direction evolution by natural selection can take life on [...]