Arizona Sun Blanket Flower (c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Here are some sites I found interesting recently. Hope you enjoy them.
Photography and Art Links
Mike Spinak has How to Isolate Subjects Part 1 and Part 2
Christopher Schneiter at Luminous-Landscape has Do You Need An HDR Intervention?
PhotoAttorney has The Other Side to the DMCA Takedown Notice
Flowers, Plants & Gardening Links
Smithsonian Science has With specialist pollinator absent, Himalayan gingers must adapt
Freshare has Wildflowers Give Subtle Direction to Butterflies
National Wildlife Federation has Garden for Wildlife
NYTimes has Tiny Flower Saved from Extinction
Karen’s Garden Tips has Botany for Gardeners: The Leaf-Shape
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
National Parks Traveler has Civil War Preservation Trust Saves 49 Acres of “Wilderness Battlefield” From Development, A Day At Big Cypress National Preserve In “The Dry”, Watching Climate Change Across the National Park System and National Park Service Looking For Kids Interested in Becoming Junior Civil War Historians
Wildlife Links
Friends of Blackwater NWR has Welcome to a New Season! The blog will have updates on the Blackwater NWR Eagle Cam. There are 3 eggs in the nest this year!
The Telegraph has Cameras for tiger study capture poachers at Orang and ‘Extinct’ Bornean Bay Cat spotted in Malaysia
Refuge Watch has Stranded Dolphin Calf Rescued at Ding Darling NWR, USFWS Proposes Wolf Killing at Alaska Maritime NWR and Birds Die During Rat Eradication at Alaska Maritime NWR
St Petersburg Times has Lovesick whooping crane Romeo gets home with his Juliet in Homosassa Springs