Posts Tagged ‘Animals’

Night Time Animal Watching

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Folks living in suburban, rural, and even urban neighborhoods can all enjoy some quality animal watching. Commonly urban dwellers are relegated to bird watching as their aren’t as many animals walking the streets. Luckily there are nocturnal birds such as owls so people living in all types of places can participate in nocturnal animal watching. I wrote this article to help people get their start in the fun and exciting hobby of nocturnal animal watching. I’ll briefly tell you what type of gear to get and what type of animals to look out for. A link to a great place to get night vision sights will also be found below.

 

The first thing you should recognize is that I will not be able to list all of the animals that can be found at night. This being said, I can tell you what types of animals you can expect to see and give you some examples of animals that are usually out at night. You’ll find that you can buy night vision goggles, a flash light, or use the light of the moon for your animal watching adventures.

 

Animals that can be found at night consist of both predators and prey. These animals can be found in water, in the air, on land, and can be omnivores, herbivores, or even carnivores. The main similarity between these animals is that they are nocturnal in nature. Coyotes, dears, crocodiles, and owls are fantastic examples of what might be lurking in the dark. These animals are much more active when the sun is down and much more interesting to watch.

 

Safety must always be the first and foremost thing on your mind when searching for nocturnal animals to watch. Even if you’ve gone to Night Vision USA and gotten a great pair of night vision goggles, you still don’t want to venture into alligator infested swamps in the dark without some extra safety precautions. You wouldn’t want to be the next nocturnal animal watching casualty would you?

 

Choose a safe environment to watch from and bring a friend along with you. It is critical that you never go animal watching alone. Friends will be able to assist you should any trouble arise. Also a friend is great for helping you spot out twice as many animals as you normally would. Two sets of eyes are better than one aren’t they?

 

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Necessities To Help You Enjoy Your Bird Watching Outing

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Birdwatching is a great hobby. It gets you outdoors, so you get plenty of exercise in the fresh air while enjoying your hobby at the same time. And it gets you closer to nature. In order to have the best time, however, there are a few birding necessities that you should consider.

To be prepared to spend the day outdoors with your bird friends, you’ll need the following minimum supplies:

- You’ll want to have a sunscreen with a minimum of 15 SPF. This will give you at least moderate protection from the sun. If you’ll be outdoors longer, go for an SPF of 30+.

- Water. Spending lots of time hiking while outdoors can very easily lead to water loss which can lead to dehydration. Take a canteen or bottled water. Drink lots of water before you start your hike and take periodic sips along the way.

- Insect repellant. If you want the best possible protection against mosquitoes, bugs, and all sorts of other annoying insects, apply the insect repellant to both your skin and your clothing, according to the label instructions.

- Footwear. Because you will probably be walking and hiking a great deal, you will want to have a pair of the most comfortable boots possible. Also, if there’s the possibility that you will be trekking through marsh or extremely damp conditions, you should probably take along a pair of knee-high rubber boots.

- Rain gear. Weather conditions can change at the drop of a hat so it pays to be prepared for possible rainfalls. A lightweight, waterproof, breathable piece of rainwear could be indispensable.

- Snacks. The treats aren’t for the birds, they’re for you. Find some high energy store bought or home made granola bars, fruits, and nuts and you’ll be good to go.

Hopefully you will survive your first bird outing. If you do and you believe that this is something that you will be doing again, then the manufactures of birding supplies will love you as you will undoubtedly be back in their stores to buy cameras, recorders, and other higher priced items in preparation for your next trip.

Find more articles by Ken Lawless regarding  bird house patterns / plans, wood birdhouses, and blue bird houses at his website.

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How much longer will the tourist industry be operating in the Polar Bear City?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Churchill is located on the far west coast of Canada. Recently this holiday has become more and more popular. Does this mean that it could be damaged climate change?

Churchill is most famous for its population of Polar bears, who visit every year around autumn to escape the receding ice flows. The polar bears then ram around as they want to, taking over Churchill. Because of this Churchill has been named the Polar Bear capital of the world. This has helped boost the tourist industry around the area, and now tour operators offer Canada tours dedicated to this area, to show people the stunning environment.

Not only is Churchill rare, there is also another rare occurance, it is an Ecotone. An Ecotone is a environmental phenomenon where there is an abrupt change in environmental circumstances. Basically it stands on a border between three very different environments. They are the Boreal forest to the south, the Tundra climate to the north east and the Hudson Bay to the north. If you have never seen the Aurora Borealis then this one of the best places on the planet. Not only does this area have all the se attributes, it is also home to the Beluga whales in summer, over 57,000 of them, and has a very extensive amunt of bird fauna that cover the whole area.

Churchill has become extremely reliant on the tourism industry, but how long will it be able to support tourists. The simple way to put it, is that Churchill is on the border between three dramatic climate and environmental differences. The tourism industry will fail. Canada holidays benefit greatly from this environmental phenomenon, but how much longer will it last. Alaska Cruises also circle round to this area, so maybe that holiday is better sooner rather than later.

 

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