u/Oldfolksboogie — reddlx

I'm hosting, whether i want to or not.

I think two mourning derps were able to intuit that, while I might remove nests I catch being built on my small balcony, if eggs get deposited, well, I'm a softie. I was actually reaching out to pull the volunteer mint you see pictured when i found the stealthy nest already holding two eggs. So now, I'm hosting this pair and their two chicks. I've decided I'm just going to use the deck as always, which puts us in close quarters, and they're gonna have to get used to me, lol.

Have to say, I was worried that i might have to actually meet the reclusive new neighbors to give them warning/heads- up, as the nest sits a mere meter from their window (a 90° abuttment to my balcony, and yes it can be awkward. Luckily both the previous and current resident keeps the blind drawn almost 24/7), and my experience with the pigeons that pulled off the same squatting trick was that the chicks are very loud, and very persistent. However, so far, these doves have been very, very quiet🤞. Is that something I can count on with doves, or will they turn into loud, annoying toddlers?

Anyway, this is a pic of mom or dad and the two chicks. I'll probably post videos of stages, especially flight training, lol. Btw, one of the parents, I'm guessing dad?, coz he's smaller, but idk my doves, but it's scrawny relative to the other parent, and notably has what looks to me to be a slight deformity in its break - it turns downward and seems unusually fine towards to tip - any thoughts? See pic 2.

TL;DR: just joined coz I'm hosting a new family through fledging, got questions and just sharing

u/Oldfolksboogie — 2 days ago

▲ 17 r/washdc

Someone was shot Sunday evening in Friendship Heights in/near Total Wine and More

As reported on X, suspect at large, victim at hospital.

x.com

u/Oldfolksboogie — 5 days ago

▲ 47 r/Jaguarland

*In the coastal portion of the biome, such as the Serra do Mar, the low abundance of prey may reflect historical and still-persistent human pressure, despite the vast territorial extent and numerous ongoing conservation efforts, whether government-led or not. The authors of the study note that this reality is linked to the region's proximity to major urban centers, such as Curitiba and São Paulo, and to the greater ease of access to protected areas.*

*According to the authors, this scenario poses a core challenge to environmental management. While some regions function as refuges that maintain ecological balance, others require intensive actions to control hunting, recover wildlife, and manage human use to prevent the permanent disappearance of the Americas' largest predator in the Atlantic Forest.*

phys.org

u/Oldfolksboogie — 23 days ago

▲ 2 r/Restoration_Ecology

There are two innovative conservation strategies highlighted (highlit?) in this article; one of the world's first national- level PES systems (basically, paying landowners to protect forest on their property), but more unique, a system to monitor forest regeneration via audio data v the typical satellite imagry.

Thought it was pretty cool...

Using more than 16,000 hours of audio recordings of the forest, they found that biodiversity was restored in naturally regenerated forests. These forests were also found to sound similar to forests that have been protected for years.

news-mongabay-com.cdn.ampproject.org

u/Oldfolksboogie — 1 month ago

▲ 2 r/Restoration_Ecology

"To our knowledge, this is one of the first process-based restoration trials for submerged aquatic plants in rivers anywhere in the world...This is called 'managed hydrochory,' which focuses on restoring the natural process of plant dispersal by water rather than planting large beds all at once," Burke said.

"This approach helps spread grazing pressure along the river reach... Another benefit of this method is that the aquatic plant propagules might be able to settle and establish further downstream.

"It's a low-cost, scalable method that has strong potential to help rivers recover after severe floods that scour the riverbed...We are hoping to see self-sustaining aquatic plant communities that can persist and naturally recover following large flood events," Burke said.

u/Oldfolksboogie — 1 month ago