August, 2011 Vol. 11, No. 21 Take The Bird Call Challenge Can you tell a twitter from a tweet? A chirp from a cheep or a buzz from a trill? eNature’s Bird Call Challenge will test your knowledge of your local birds or those of any other zip code you choose. And you can choose to quiz yourself on just songbirds or every species of bird in the area. Click here to take the Bird Call Challenge to test your knowledge! Follow eNature on Twitter Join the flock who’s following eNature on Twitter and get the latest fun facts and interesting stories about wildlife. You’ll learn something every day from our “creature of the day” tweet. And we’ll send you other fun and interesting stories to enjoy. It’s easy. Click here to get started! Chesapeake Bay Field Guide App Avaliable Our free field guide app covers the animals and plants of the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Created for the Chesapeake Bay Trust, this free app is an amazing resource for anyone who lives in the Bay’s 6 state watershed. Explore Our National Parks With eNature’s ParkGuides Our ParkGuides have detailed visitor information and wildlife data for over 300 National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and National Monuments throughout the U.S. And even if you can’t get there yourself—you can always visit the Park of the Day while you’re visiting eNature.com. | What Happens After Birds Leave The Nest? Now’s the time when young birds fledge and leave their nests. But what happens next? Do their parents help them learn to survive or are they on their own? Click here to get the whole story….. | Young Black-chinned Hummingbirds are left by their parents to learn on their own how to survive as adults, including the long migration south. | The Shortfin Mako Shark is a common offshore shark found off both the Pacific and Atlantic coast of North America. | How Many Teeth Do Sharks Have? We’ve all seen sharks with huge teeth in a favorite movie or during TV’s Shark Week. But how many teeth do sharks really have? Turns out that sharks and their teeth are well adapted to a shark’s lifestyle of “eating on the run.” Read on to get the story….. | | Sponsored Advertisement | It’s Safer Than You Think Out There We’ve all seen the stories about folks having unfortunate encounters with wildlife. But it turns out that the animals that scare people the most rarely pose a real threat. With summer upon us and both wildlife and people at their most active, those unfortunate encounters are almost a certainty. But the spiders, snakes, bats and other creatures that often inspire fear are not nearly as scary once you know the whole story. Read on to get the straight dope… And if you’re still worried about a dangerous encounter after reading this story, eNature.com has an extensive Field Guide to Dangerous and Poisonous wildlife and plants. | Mountain Lions (aka Cougar, Puma, or Florida Panther) are increasingly encountering humans as sprawl encroaches on their once isolated habitat. Click here to get tips on what to do if you encounter one in the wild. | Maybe not the handsomest creature-- the Pacific Sand Crab is found from Alaska to Chile on open sandy beaches between high- and low-tide lines. | Why Sandcrabs Are Always Wiggling Around Everyone who went to the beach as a kid recognizes them. On both coasts little crustaceans known as sand crabs or mole crabs burrow into the sand in the swash zone and let the shallow waves break over their backs. They’re always moving and active—but what are they up to? Click here to get the scoop | The Park Guides app is comprehensive — all native birds and animals are included, along with photos, in-depth descriptions, audio, field marks and more. | National Parks Field Guide App Now Available Created for the National Parks Conservation Association, our National Park Field Guides will help you get the most out of your visit. You can find out what species of bird you just saw on the beach in Cape Cod, learn what grizzly bears eat for dinner in Denali, know when porcupine mating season begins in the Shenandoah or who to call to reserve a camp ground in Yosemite. It’s free and available in the Apple Appstore. Click here for a link or search “Park Guides”. | The female Pale Snaketail lacks an ovipositor, an organ common to many insects that assists in laying or depositing eggs, so she flies alone over the water, striking the tip of her abdomen through the water surface, each time discharging many eggs. | Mysterious Migration Of The Dragonfly Like many birds and some butterflies, dragonflies migrate. But unlike other migratory creatures, naturalists have been unable to determine where or even why these insects migrate. Regardless, at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, they’ll get there in a hurry! Dragonflies have been around a long time—they’ve roamed the earth for over 300 million years and are one of the more common insects found trapped in ancient amber. To learn more about these common, but still mysterious creatures, read on….. | |
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