On January 29th, 2014, A PELICAN FORMATION…
…overhead on a Malibu beach.
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On August 10th, 2012, AN OWL ESTATE…
…in the form of an elegant wood box perched high on a post out my door here in the hills of Saratoga seems to be waiting for a…
On August 2nd, 2012, THE ELEPHANT SEALS…
…we visited yesterday – all males at the moment, sunning and molting on the beach – along the California central coast off Highway 1 was one of my…
On April 13th, 2012, A CARDINAL NEST…
…in the low bushes of my nephews backyard where we get a good view of the skittish somber colored brown mama on her little eggs.
On April 6th, 2012, URBAN ANIMAL COMPETITION…
…organized by animalarchitecture.org has just been announced, check out the details… Urban areas are quickly becoming the densest concentrations of human life on the planet and with that…
On February 15th, 2012, ROTTERDAM PORT PONDS FOR TOADS…
…(endangered Natterjack Toads) were created by some sensitive folks from the Port of Rotterdam and the Bureau Stadsnatuur Rotterdam to provide a place for these little creatures to…
On February 14th, 2012, CHICKENS AT THE PORT…
…accommodated in a cute little red wood house next to a half buried tiny car in a fenced-in pen surrounded by a vast post-human industrial landscape was a…
On October 20th, 2011, ‘AVIAN ARCHITECTURE’…
…is the awesome new book – I just borrowed from my brother for some inspiring travel reading – by Peter Goodfellow from Princeton University Press all about the…
On September 14th, 2011, ISTANBUL CAT ESTATES…
…some of them lovingly hand-painted and even featuring the name of the cat over the front door, are what I stumbled upon (almost literally) this afternoon, filling a…
On August 30th, 2011, A TOWER FOR PIGEONS…
…at the masseria I visited late this afternoon near Nardo’ must be the coolest thing I have seen on my Puglia adventures so far – an Animal Estate…
On August 16th, 2011, A SNAIL ON MY PATH…
…this morning is slowly making it’s way from one side of the boardwalk to the other and catching my eye – as I am drawn to smaller and…
On August 8th, 2011, SIDEWALK ANT COLONY…
…is admired this afternoon, now back in the city, covering the St. Paul concrete with moving brown carpet only revealed to be ants upon closer inspection.
On August 2nd, 2011, LOONS AND EAGLES…
…everywhere you look and making lots of noise.
On May 24th, 2011, A SOLITARY BEE ESTATE…
…or trap nest – similar to the more massive, monolithic version that I made for the Mason Bees in New York City in 2008 – is my Roman…
On May 21st, 2011, DUCKS IN THE FONTANA DELL’ACQUA PAOLA…
…or ‘Fontanone‘ just down the hill from us on top of the Gianicolo – were spotted cooling off this afternoon – frolicking on a hot afternoon in the…
On May 5th, 2011, BUNNIES!…
…are chasing each other around Minneapolis front yards reminding me of similar scenes from my childhood here – as I watch them publicly frolicking this afternoon, daring the earnest…
On April 25th, 2011, AN INSECT SKIN…
…was left on a garden post this morning – yes, that time of year to slough off the old scaly dead weight and just leave it behind.
On April 22nd, 2011, ROMAN CATS…
…at Largo Argentina cat sanctuary (previously mentioned here) caught my attention while passing by this morning, with the feline residents seeming especially self-aware while posing for the increasing…
On March 16th, 2011, MATING TOADS…
…sitting on a low wall by the sidewalk shocked me on my rainy hike back up the hill coming home from a lively interview with culinarily-passionate Luca Guadagnino…
On February 10th, 2011, DUCK RAMP…
…is what I found in the pond at Villa Doria Pamphili this afternoon, installed by some thoughtful human, allowing the many duck residents to access the extensively wooded…