Pink Cosmos (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well
Flower and Plant Links
Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens has Can Milkweed be Bad for Monarchs
National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links
NBC News has America’s national parks weigh solitude against cellular access
National Parks Traveler has UPDATED: Landslide Closes Newfound Gap Road Across Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Wildlife Links
The New York Times has On Louisiana Range, the Giraffe and Antelope Will Play
The Washington Post has Erratic bat behavior at Great Smoky park may be linked to lethal syndrome
MSNBC has Panda boot camp gives cubs survival skills
Environmental Issues Links
The New York Times has In Thoreau’s Flower Journal, Clues for Climatologists
Photography and Art Links
Plagiarism Today has The Challenge Faced by Photographers
Paid Content has News companies must pay for swiping Twitter pics
Dan Williams Bird Photography has Shooting With the Long Lens
The Russian Photos Blog has Agence France Presse vs Morel: Photo Agency Found Guilty Of Theft, Faces Million Dollar Bill
Nature and Photography has Savoring vs. Harvesting Nature Photography
DC Area Flower Safari
If you are in the DC area, I hope you will join me and other flower lovers at our DC Flower Safari Meetups. The next Meetup is scheduled for Sunday, January 27th at my house in Bethesda,MD. This will be a casual get together from 2-5pm. If you’ve got some favorite flower or garden photos you’ve taken – please bring no more than 5 and a snack to share with everyone. I hope to see you there!