Archive for August, 2007

It’s That Time of Year Again: Football Time

August 31st, 2007

Editor’s Note: For better or worse, it’s that time of year again. Football time. So today, we resume our regular Friday feature from legendary columnist Knute Bryant on what’s coming up for the weekend, including TV times and stations.

by Knute Bryant

The list of things that could be foremost on the minds of people this weekend is long. Some of them include the Iraq war, global warming, the failing housing market, the failing health care system, and more.

But here in the South, most males - and a goodly number of females - will be thinking (What else?!) football. After all, this is the opening weekend of the 2007 college grid season.

Southeastern Conference fans have been looking forward to this weekend all through the long, hot summer as it looks to be a very interesting season indeed.
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A Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

August 30th, 2007
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Photo by Glynn Wilson
As the Alabama summer heat finally begins to break, it is about time to start thinking about the fall bird migration season. Armed with a new Giottos professional tripod, we finally managed this morning to get a few shots of a male ruby-throated hummingbird archilochus colubris. The females seem to be much easier to catch. The males tend to fight each other off the plants and feeders.