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Category Archives: Nature
Reed bed & breakfast
What is tiny, with a mustache and goes: “Ping!”?
Yes, it is a male Bearded Reedling. Formerly this species was known as the Bearded Tit, but it was renamed after discovering that it was unrelated to other tits, in spite of its appearance.
What comes to housing markets, the Bearded Reedling favours only one type of accommodation: [...]
Rotten after the rutting season
“A male reindeer has one goal in life – having his own harem. Powerful males are able to gather 30–50 females to form one. Defending the harem and keeping the females in it satisfi ed is hard work.
Although mating with a female takes only 15 seconds, it is nevertheless a strenuous endeavour for males: after [...]
Migrating lemmings behaving badly
Norway lemmings (Lemmus lemmus) are migrating in Lapland. I saw those fearless tiny hairballs swimming at the Lake Inari and heard their angry swearing, when they encountered a human intruder.
More about lemmings at Outdoors.fi site.
It’s International Day for Biodiversity!
The United Nations proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
You also can follow United Nations Decade on Biodiversity and Positive Visions for Biodiversity on Facebook.
Posted in Blog, Nature
Tagged action, biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development
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Plight of the Bumblebee
When you look at a bumblebee doodling around in the meadow, it doesn’t look pretty effective part of the food chain. Actually bumblebees, bees and other pollinators are extremely important both wild plants and cultivated crops. UN is alarmed at huge decline in bee numbers.
“The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, [...]