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The scientific name of the band-tailed pigeon is no longer Columba fasciata, but is Patagioenas fasciata. That’s too bad because I was hoping to st...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:59
I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how it was cho...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:21
Here are some morning glory photos. Above is Ipomoea ternifolia var. leptotoma and the photo below is of some floral chaos featuring the red flower...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:04
I do love wandering around little towns and Willcox is fun. And by the way, it was my friend and Willcox resident Steve Marlatt who reminded me of ...
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 04:55
I don’t know any poultry fanciers that don’t have a guinea fowl story or two or three. Chickens are where it usually starts as they are the gateway...
- Added: Aug 15, 2019
- Length: 05:10
Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is very common around out little homestead. There are thickets of it all along the banks of the Ol’ Guajolote. It ...
- Added: May 30, 2018
- Length: 11:28
I like the name sumac and I’ve known it since I was a kid in Kentucky. The most talked about sumac of my youth was poison sumac or poison ivy, but ...
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 05:42
Hmm, I’m not doing a very good job of keeping up with botanical names. Either that or I’m making them up as I go. The current and correct name for ...
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 05:13
When you look up at the sky the last thing you probably think about is the law. But space is exactly where the next frontier of law is being played...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 14:42
- Purchases: 3
A sound rich narrative interview with former Washington state park ranger and storyteller Jody Maberry
- Added: Aug 07, 2015
- Length: 17:53
Diamonds are brought to Earth by asteroids. They are also created on our planet by impacting celestial objects.
Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, and KENW
- Added: Jul 16, 2015
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 5
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...
Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more
- Added: Jan 10, 2015
- Length: 08:23
- Purchases: 6
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...
- Added: Oct 28, 2009
- Length: 01:37