YA Eco Mysteries, Memoirs, Novels & Travel
19 August 2012
Writing Eco Mysteries 5
24/08/12 12:37 Filed in: Environment
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On The Trail of Red-cockaded Woodpecker
We bump through the tall grass and brush to the nesting site of a male. As the sun drifts lower, we hear the raspy chirp, chirp of the woodpecker. Eric and Mark train powerful binoculars on the nests, easily detected by streaks of sap running down the bark. With net at the ready, Eric waits patiently, ready to spring into action. Read More...
On The Trail of Red-cockaded Woodpecker
We bump through the tall grass and brush to the nesting site of a male. As the sun drifts lower, we hear the raspy chirp, chirp of the woodpecker. Eric and Mark train powerful binoculars on the nests, easily detected by streaks of sap running down the bark. With net at the ready, Eric waits patiently, ready to spring into action. Read More...
Writing Eco Mysteries 4
24/08/12 12:19 Filed in: Environment
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Just about 130 miles south east of Birmingham, we turn onto a narrow road, shaded by live oaks, leading to the Sehoy Plantation deep in the heart of Bullock County, Alabama. We have come to see Eric Spadgenske, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Mark Bailey, a conservation biologist, band two red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCW). As we pause to look around, we sense that we have fallen into another era rich in history. Across the road from a restored brick building that once served as a train depot and a general store, stands a gracious Southern plantation mansion. Read More...
Just about 130 miles south east of Birmingham, we turn onto a narrow road, shaded by live oaks, leading to the Sehoy Plantation deep in the heart of Bullock County, Alabama. We have come to see Eric Spadgenske, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Mark Bailey, a conservation biologist, band two red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCW). As we pause to look around, we sense that we have fallen into another era rich in history. Across the road from a restored brick building that once served as a train depot and a general store, stands a gracious Southern plantation mansion. Read More...