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This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Campus Biodiversity
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Daily shots of my fully compostable Oyster mushroom pot, received for Christmas. Omelettes ahoy!
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There is a bird I've seen around my accommodation block on campus a few times recently. It is the size and colour of a male black bird but has randomly placed white spots on its head. As if someone has just flicked white paint on it. Is this likely to just be some form of albinism?
I'll try and get a photo if I see it again, it's very distinctive.
Well spotted. I have seen this bird also. It is a male blackbird with a sprinkling of white feathers (that does happen along with complete albinism). The fact that the bird survives probably means that the campus is a relatively safe one for this species.
No pun intended =)
Mine was. Sorry.
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