Blackout!

Today, Wikipedia has been blacked out. As some of the information I get when I post is information I get from Wikipedia, any post I'm going to make will be affected... And even though I could still post based on my own sightings and knowledge, I only want to post about one thing: the fact that my little corner of the internet could be gone if I don't fight against censorship.

I'm completely in support of Wikipedia's protest of SOPA and PIPA -- While I'm not blacking out my blog, I'm inclined to spread the message. 


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Complete Sets!

Because two sets of work have been completed, I would like to present both pages as "finished" sets of my life list of birds and wildlife. Of course, these are always going to be "in the works", as I will continue to see wildlife in my area, and I don't intend to stay away from the Carribean for the rest of my life, or even, for a very long time... (I miss it! And who could blame me, really?)

Nevertheless, for your enjoyment:

Life List: Carribean Creatures


Life List: Local Fauna

Anhinga

Anhinga
[Anhinga anhinga]


Because of my recent trip to Florida, I've decided to put off describing my Arizona friends for a little while and show off all the beautiful and amazing birds I met recently! The Anhinga was the first of the birds I saw on a fanboat tour! 
They don't have the natural oils that other waterbirds have, and they can get their feathers so saturated with water that they can sink down and stay submerged for long periods of time to fish! Most of the time they are spotted drying off with their wings stretched out to the sun, like in this picture.
At 33 - 36 inches, with a wingspan of 40 - 45 inches, (approximation from my own sightings) long, sharp yellow bill, and distinctive white wing coverts, these guys are impossible to mistake! This picture is of a female Anhinga, the males heads are black, like the rest of their bodies.

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This is the only actual post I made during the Wikipedia blackout. It doesn't have all the information I usually give, and it won't, ever.