Plus Indian Shell Mound Park Glynn Wilson A brown pelican heading home to Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay for the night, taken from the beach in the Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary, with a gas rig in the background. That’s Sand Island Lighthouse too. [Click on the image for a larger view] by Glynn Wilson…
Daily Archives: May 4, 2010
What Went Wrong? We Still Don't Know the Full Story
Crisis At Bay, For Now, Due To Mild Weather John Wathen Our first shots of the BP oil slick, 30 miles south of the Alabama and Mississippi Gulf Coast, Tuesday, May 5. Notice the leading edge rainbow sheen bands, turned pink by the chemical dispersant that is not, in this case, dispersing it. Also notice…
Wild Bird Crisis Hits Gulf of Mexico and Its Shores
Glynn Wilson A brown pelican lowering its head onto its shoulders with the bill open, pulls its head back, and stretches the pouch over its throat and neck. The exposed neck looks like a large lump sticking up out of the pouch, according to the Cornell Bird Guide. Not sure that’s what this one’s doing.…
