A large group of pelicans has been called a “brief,” “pod,” “pouch,” “scoop” or “squadron.” July through November is peak season locally for viewing brown pelicans in numbers at my favorite location at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. On the Endangered Species list until 2009 due to the effects of pesticides, these long-lived (25 […]
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Get Out in Nature More in 2022
“However you decide to exercise, remember to make your moving joyful” was the recommendation with which I ended the article I wrote for this column in January of 2020. I stand behind those words. Joyful moving has helped my physical and mental health in the past two years while the pandemic changed our lives in […]
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No Sick Pelicans
Remember last year how the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center, in Bayside, was inundated with sick pelicans? Most slick with oil from their ill-fated rummaging in fish-waste-Dumpsters, a few with fish skeletons lodged in their elegant throats? And the year before, same story, sick pelicans galore? Well this year, so far, the care center has […]