Articles from March 2007
The Nature Notes archive is where you'll find my past writings and natural history notes. You are currently viewing a list of articles that were published in March 2007.
A Landscape Sculpted by Sea Spray · 26 Mar 2007
I recently returned from a short trip to Cornwall where I consumed several tubs of clotted cream, a basket of fresh scones, and two jars of fresh strawberry jam. And of course there were the twenty-some cups...
Reed-Warbler Found After 139-Year Absense · 8 Mar 2007
A little brown bird in Thailand has a lot of ornithologists celebrating its rediscovery, 139 years after its original identification. In 1867, a single specimen of a large-billed reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orinus) was collected in the Sutleg Valley...
What Makes an Organism an Animal · 2 Mar 2007
What is an animal? It's a simple enough question, but the answer is complex and requires an understanding of some rather hefty scientific concepts and terms. Here we'll explore the basic characteristics that make an organism an...
