Author Archives: Roger Gosden
Indigo Bunting
The canary yellow of goldfinches in summer may be more eye-catching, but the male Indigo Bunting is an attention grabber, far more than the female who might pass as a brown sparrow unless you noticed her white throat. It takes … Continue reading
Male Alligators & Crocodiles like it hot
I might live to see gators from North Carolina colonize our local swamps and creeks. Warmer winters from climate change will entice them and torrid summers push them north. Or maybe not. After recovering from overhunting for making leather handbags, … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Fertility
Tagged Climate Change' Global Warming, dinosaurs, Mississippi alligator, Nile crocodile, sex-ratio, Sry gene, Tasmanian devil
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Bald Eagle
I often look up to check for a flash of white on the head or tail of a large bird soaring overhead or ascending a thermal. Not so many years ago, it was a red-letter day to see a Bald … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Inge Curtis birds, Nature
Tagged bald eagle, Loblolly pine
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COP26 – Are we Hopeful or Cooked?
I had first sight of Jane Goodall decades ago at Edinburgh University where an excited audience gathered for her seminar. Looking like a slim owl in brown plumage, she wore a signature ponytail even then, though not yet grey. She … Continue reading
Posted in climate change
Tagged chimpanzee, David Greybeard, Gombe National Park, Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope
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Hermit Thrush
I love the thrush family. Friends of gardeners, they are wonderful songsters too. Many family members have bold spots on their breasts to help identification, along with a rufous tail in the Hermit Thrush. Like last week’s kinglets, this bird … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 