by Audrey Benedict | Oct 12, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #108: Do Woodpeckers Get Hammer Headaches? ePostcard #108: Do Woodpeckers Get Hammer Headaches? Woodpeckers are unique among birds, and indeed in the whole animal kingdom, in producing rhythmic instrumental sounds by drumming their bill on a...
by Audrey Benedict | Oct 1, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #107: Leave it to Beaver (Tierra del Fuego) ePostcard #107: Leave it to Beaver (Tierra del Fuego) Â When you think about it, and despite our wildly divergent evolutionary lineages. beavers are among our closest ecological and technological kin. While all...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 30, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #106: Skua Drama (Estancia Harberton, Tierra del Fuego) ePostcard #106: Skua Drama (Estancia Harberton, Tierra del Fuego) Estancia Harberton is rich in history, but most visitors today come to see its penguins. Isla Martillo, one of several small islands...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 29, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #105: Lichen Forests (Tierra del Fuego) ePostcard #105: Lichen Forests (Tierra del Fuego) Exploring the beautiful lichen gardens that grace the trees and forest floor of the Magellanic rainforest in Tierra del Fuego opens a window on an amazing world. If you...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 27, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #104: Witches’ Brooms & Rust Cups (Tierra del Fuego) ePostcard #104: Witches’ Brooms & Rust Cups (Tierra del Fuego) Rust fungi get their name because they are most commonly observed as deposits of powdery rust-colored, yellowish or...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 26, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #103: Under the Mistletoe (Tierra del Fuego) ePostcard #103: Under the Mistletoe (Tierra del Fuego) The traditional yuletide mistletoes that most of us are familiar with are the native European species, Viscum album, and the native North American species,...
