Pacific chorus frog stuff

Since I'm raising Pacific chorus frog tadpoles right now, I'm making a list o' links to reference:

http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.sierra.html
http://www.mister-toad.com/PacificTreeFrog.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Tree_Frog
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/16494768_JnEqP#1241414607_4bYHZ
http://www.treewalkers.org/operation-frog-pond
http://www.frogforum.net/care-articles-frogs/2745-pacific-chorus-frog.html
http://www.jeffcook.com/hbpond.shtml
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/plants/StemPlants/WaterMilfoil.php

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our house ant problem
Monarch Grove Sanctuary
Carcassonne
MrILoveTheAnts' blog
original post
http://zanshinart.tumblr.com/
Pacific chorus frogs
lunar eclipse
cutpetal bush monkeyflower
Elkhorn Slough - NERR habitat
Elkhorn Slough - Kirby Park
Moonglow Dairy
a sort of sickly sweet odor, vaguely rotten.
glossary
Evergreen State College
Rogers Mushrooms Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
CPP
Harpagonella palmeri
snail to a new post
May 11, 2012 CNPS/SLO Cal Poly tour
May 19, 2012 Army Lands tour
Calflora (John Wall's oneleaf onion pic)
Coast Guard Pier cormorants
San Diego area 
Urban Beavers section on Wikipedia
Rhionaeshna multicolor
September 23, 2012 at Toro Park
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
combjellies.wikispaces.com
Wikipedia
kiwi conservation club
Henry's Blog
The Independent dad announcement
e-mail
Megarhyssa nortoni
California Oaks I
California Oaks II
California Oaks III
California Oaks IV 
Antrodiaetus riversi
(c) 2013 Katie (Nature ID)

Earth Day

I'd like to believe every day is Earth Day for me to appreciate nature's blessings, but if you need a reason, check out these nice blogs:

http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/free-earth-day-gift-for-everyone.html
http://susansgonetothebirds.blogspot.com/2011/04/acting-naturally.html
http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2011/04/green-art-for-earth-day-except-that-its.html
http://hwyfly.blogspot.com/2011/04/happy-earth-day.html
http://thecommonmilkweed.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-moths-in-ohio-happy-earth-day.html
http://flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com/2011/04/birds-in-review-part-xxxv-bird-parade.html
http://hiramtom.blogspot.com/2011/04/happy-earth-day.html
http://animalbytes.blogspot.com/2011/04/earth-day-gift.html
http://matthewwills.com/2011/04/22/earth-day/
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/04/happy-earth-day.html
http://crazymountainman.blogspot.com/2011/04/e.html
http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/04/hey-hey-its-our-b-earthday.html
http://deepseanews.com/2011/04/tgif-in-honor-of-earth-day/
http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2011/04/earth-day-warts-and-all.html

ps - It also happens to be Good Friday this year. In a weird way, I see these two as being comparable.

garden gnomes

I know there's been another recent gnome post, but I can't seem to remember who posted it. Ah, my memory is starting to go, hence my list o' links:

http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-couldnt-resist-begging-hubby-to-pull.html
http://phyteclub.org/2011/03/27/priapus-lives/

trust/faith and other seemingly random topics

... in its many cultural incarnations:

http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/04/secret-garden-door.html
http://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/2011/04/hybrids-open-up-door.html
http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2011/04/13/the-end-is-near/
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-video-titus-jones-college-is.html
http://www.patriciaklichen.com/2011/04/nick-valerie-true-story.html
http://gretchenjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/04/listening-at-end-of-lent.html

CA weather in April

To see March, click here. To see February, click here. To see January, click here. Our unusual spring continues:

http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/04/speechless-saturday-snow-in-socal-in.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/schizophrenic-spring/

wild eating, part 2

Click here to see part 1.

http://californianativegardendesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/native-plants-healthy-diet.html
http://etmarciniec.com/2010/05/julia-childs-potato-leek-soup-with-dandelions.html
http://sfcompact.blogspot.com/2011/02/press-and-fun-fact.html
http://sfcompact.blogspot.com/2009/01/invasive-species-diet.html

sky lupine vs. bluebonnets

Here TX is ahead of CA:

http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2011/03/practically-texas-trademark.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/2010/05/sky-lupine-lupinus-nanus-fabaceae-it.html

attached insects

No, this is not an April Fool's Day post. These are real:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarkWMoffett#p/a/u/1/h_JarbNaQ10
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/2-of-freakiest-life-history-strategies.html
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/03/somebody-lost-her-head.html

Hebrew character moths

I really like the look of these UK moths:

http://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/last-night.html
http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2011/03/tea-time.html
http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2008/09/distinguished-character.html

unusual and beautiful blues

Blue is my favorite color, so it always catches my eye when I see it in blogs where I don't expect to see it:

http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/04/final-look-at-mystery-blue-fungus.html
http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/04/mystery-of-blue-fungus-solved.html
http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2011/03/eriochilus-petricola-at-granite-falls.html
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/02/zenithoptera-morpho-of-dragonflies.html
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/03/phalaenopsi-trocity.html

Blue tits are really cute birds:
http://dreamfalcon.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/nesting-season-blue-tit/
http://fabirding.blogspot.com/2011/03/mossy-mouthful.html
http://fabearlybirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/nest-building-continues.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2010/12/blue-tit-forest-of-dean.html

gearing up for Easter

We like dying and eating eggs for Easter and I'm starting a collection for later reference:

http://gretchenjoanna.blogspot.com/2009/04/trio-of-pretty-eggs.html
http://murdochbooks.squarespace.com/365-challenge/25-march-hard-boiled-eggs-with-mayonnaise.html
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=5089
http://gretchenjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/02/chinese-tea-eggs.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/search/label/*%20%20easter

super moon

While I'm not that into stars and the moon (I often cannot see beyond the fog and overcast skies), I have noticed last fall and this spring seem to have created some flurry of notice. Unfortunately, I've only managed to remember one post so far:

http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/super-moon.html

CA weather in March

Snow in Yosemite and massive landslide towards Big Sur creates difficulties for locals. Despite our digital age, we still need roads to get around... like getting to work, getting mail, grocery shopping, and er, um, taking showers:
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/one-hour-opening-in-southern-slide-today-326/
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/yosemite-storm-park-still-power-less.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/highway-one-closure-indefinite/

water spout off the coast:
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/miscellaneous-weather-photos-in-big-sur/

rain in SoCal:
http://www.photographyontherun.com/MostRainInLosAngelesDuringALaNinaInTheLast60Years.aspx

bones

http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2011/03/origins-day-in-broom-room.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/03/csi-edgewood.html
http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2011/01/bone-yard.html
http://dailyyarnsnmore.blogspot.com/2011/03/found-skull.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/messing-about-with-barn-owl-vomit.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/shrewd-move-down-lane.html

bobcats

While I have spotted a young mountain lion before, it's my goal to see a bobcat. I think bobcats look different depending on where they live. Subspecies anyone?

I think John, Jen at Owl and Wildcat, Pat, and Jim all photograph in Tennessee Valley and Point Reyes in Marin County, just north of San Francisco:
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/a-bobcat-moves-through-a-grassy-field/
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/tv-drama.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/photographers-5-bobcats-2.html
http://theowlandthewildcat.blogspot.com/2011/02/wildlife-wonders-close-to-home.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/02/bobcat-in-bushes-tennessee-valley.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/02/my-wifes-first-bobcat-encounter.html
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/bobcat-hunting-gophers/
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/bobcat-point-reyes-national-seashore-marin-county-california-2/
http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/bobcat-marin-county-california/

Clare at Curbstone is in the Santa Cruz Mountains:
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=3902

David at Tree in the Door lives in or near Yosemite:
http://treeinthedoorvideo.blogspot.com/2011/02/lower-falls-bobcat.html
http://treeinthedoorvideo.blogspot.com/2011/02/bobcat.html
http://treeinthedoorvideo.blogspot.com/2010/07/backyard-bobcat.html

Ken at Nature of A Man does cam traps in Mono (near Yosemite) and Tehachapi (further south):
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-chews-ii.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-cool-cats.html

Carol at Flowerhill Farm lives farthest away in Massachusetts:
http://flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com/2010/09/thrilling-and-most-unexpected-guest.html

tsunami

http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2011/03/12/just-a-small-tsunami/
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5215
http://www.pacificgrove.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=920&sid=ea10fade902008fe08c6cc1472824742
http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2011/03/escape-route.html
http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2011/03/ones-heart-aches.html

http://www.audublog.org/?p=5183
http://www.audublog.org/?p=5186
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/theres-an-app-for-that/
http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2011/03/earth-moved.html
http://mlmlblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-status-for-moss-landing-marine-labs/
http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/first-thoughts-on-honshu-tsunami/
http://scienceblogs.com/observations/2011/03/watching_the_ripples.php
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/lots-of-videos-of-89-quake-in-japan.html

got wood?

http://peplers.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-chainsawing-logs.html
http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/03/cords-of-wood-lined-up-along-railroad.html

owls and more owls

Funny how folks post similar things at the same time:

http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/world-bird-sanctuary-at-carpenter.html
http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/03/masters-of-sky.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/03/barn-owl.html
http://www.musicofnature.org/home/owl_and_elk/