Nature Center Magazine

Topsy-Turvy World

2012-02-24T04:00:00.000-05:00

This winter has been kind of crazy in a lot of the world. In some places it snows where it shouldn't snow, and in other places there is no snow where there should be a lot of the cold white stuff. I guess this year we just have a topsy-turvy world. And to help make this weird year a little fun I found a very fun poem that will leave you smiling and happy.
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Falls On Fire

2012-02-23T04:00:00.000-05:00

At sunset in the middle of February if conditions are right the waterfall looks like it is on fire. Actually it looks more like molten lava flowing over El Capitan, a mountain in Yosemite National Park. Every year more and more photographers try to capture the magic of the falls as they pour off the granite cliff.
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From Heaven

2012-02-22T04:00:00.000-05:00

This is an old photo that I dusted off for you. I've always like this one because it reminded me of something. It was always nagging at me what that might be, but it took a long time to find out. When I did finally find out what that was I made another wallpaper to compare the two. The second one was even better. I won't tell you what that one is until I post that one next.
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What Am I?

2012-02-21T04:00:00.000-05:00

I had a good time learning about the last "What Am I" so I am going to do it again. I really enjoy finding new things in nature or learning more about things I see every day. As before I will post the answer at the end of next week's post. If you have a better way to give you the answer after you have time to make your guess, I am open to suggestions. Do you have your thinking cap on? I have a good one today and I am anxious to see how many of you guess what it is.
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Playful Otters Chasing a Butterfly

2012-02-20T04:00:00.000-05:00

What's more precious than a bunch of otters harmlessly chasing a butterfly? I don't know the answer to that one, so you'll have to find out for yourself while you watch it in our Cool Nature video for this week. I originally found another version of this video and it was set to music. Listening to the girls who shot the video gush over the otters is much more entertaining.
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The Vulture

2012-02-17T04:00:00.000-05:00

We have a fun little poem today about an ugly old bird. Many of us may think of vultures as ugly, but I'm sure other vultures think they're just fine. Have you ever seen a person who looks like a vulture? I'm not sure many other people think a person like that s very appealing. But just as a real vulture, maybe another person might find something familiar in them.
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Plant Plotting

2012-02-16T04:00:00.000-05:00

We see a lot of plants when we are out. There are trees, flowers, cactus, and weeds. Personally I like them all. They just stay in one spot and add color to the sights I see. But wait... What is that inscrutable look on the face of that one over there? Could it be up to something? Turns out that it is planning ahead. That's right. It's plotting.
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Deer In The Fog

2012-02-15T04:00:00.000-05:00

This may not be quite the time of year for this scene, but I've been thinking a lot about deer lately. This foggy morning scene was a very memorable one for me. I had a whole herd of deer out at this field with me. The best part was that they were as curious of me as I was of them. They knew I was there, but they didn't let that interrupt their good time.
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But It's Too Cold Out

2012-02-14T04:00:00.000-05:00

Winter is here. It has been a mild winter but it is still cold outside. I know I just want to stay in and wrap myself in a nice warm blanket and read a good book while I drink a nice cup of tea. However I need to get out once in a while. And so do children. They need the fresh air and the fun. An added benefit is that when they come in to warm up afterward they will just want to rest and be quiet.
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The Amazing Moonwalking Bird

2012-02-13T04:00:00.000-05:00

Birds do many amazing things. The mannequin bird does a dance that resembles a moonwalk. The Cool Nature Video this time shows the dance and what kind of work had to be done to be able to capture that dance from these very fast little birds. You'll have to decide whether the bird is more entertaining than the woman who is telling us about it.
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There's Snow On The Fields

2012-02-10T04:00:00.000-05:00

Snow. Many of you can see it just by looking out your window. It's just that time of year. There is no snow for me right now though. Oh sure, I expected to be buried in snow by this time, but it has yet to make that big of an appearance. And honestly, I wouldn't be too disappointed if the white stuff decided to stay away altogether around here, but I still like poems about it.
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Success!

2012-02-09T04:00:00.000-05:00

They finally did it! Lake Vostok has been trapped beneath Antarctica. The water flows and scientists want to see what it holds. For 20 years Russian scientists have been drilling to get there. Now they have stopped just short of breaking through to the lake.
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Fairy Stairs

2012-02-08T04:00:00.000-05:00

Have you ever been to Fairyland? I bet you haven't. The next best thing would be to use this week's Free Nature Wallpaper on your own desktop. I know you'll like it. Look at it very closely. Are you getting sleepy? Soon you will drift off into pleasant dreams to wake up into a world of fantasy like you've never known before. How will you ever make it back?
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Animalarium

2012-02-07T04:00:00.000-05:00

Today the Nature Site of the Week is unusual. It is an excellent example of nature not just being about camping, whale watching, or looking for a new species. Animalarium is written by Laura. Her favorite things are pictures and strange and beautiful things. Combined with her love of animals, art, and illustrated books and she came up with Animalarium.
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Einstein The Famous Talking Parrot

2012-02-06T04:00:00.000-05:00

Where else other than Nature Center Magazine can you get to watch Einstein the famous talking African Gray Parrot? Well, probably a lot of places, but you'd have to do a long hard search for them. We make it easy because we bring Einstein straight to you. That's about the best deal you can get for your money. What? You didn't pay? I'm calling the usher!
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Moon Folly (The Song of Conn the Fool)

2012-02-03T04:00:00.000-05:00

Have you ever dreamed of catching the Moon? It sometimes looks so close up there in the sky that you could almost reach out and grab it. What would you do with the Moon once you had it? Would you hide it away so no one else could see it? Would you keep on on display above your fireplace? Read the poem to find out what one person would do.
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Did It Come First?

2012-02-02T04:00:00.000-05:00

I don't know. The egg may or may not have come before the chicken. But today it's first because we're going to learn a few facts about it. It's actually quite an interesting subject.

For instance do you know how to tell if an egg is raw or boiled? Or can you tell if an egg is good or bad? Maybe you want to know why there is sometimes a green ring around the yolk of a boiled egg. Keep reading.
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New Feature: Latest News

2012-02-01T04:00:00.000-05:00

Today I want to introduce a new feature here at Nature Center Magazine. Follow the arrow over to the sidebar and you will see a section called Latest News. There we will bring you the best nature news from around the world, updated several times a day. Clicking on the links will take you to many different sites with some of the most entertaining and interesting articles you'll find anywhere. Try it out!

What Am I?

2012-01-31T04:00:00.000-05:00

I am giving you something new to Nature Center Magazine. It is a fun little quiz. I will give a few clues to something you will find in nature. You can guess what the object is. I tried to decide the best way to let you know if your guess is right and I decided to add it to the end of next week's post. It is a long time to wait but unless you can come up with a brilliant way to present it that is the way it will be. Guess away and good luck. No prizes, just fun.
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Teasing An African Bullfrog

2012-01-30T04:00:00.001-05:00

Why should you never tease an African Bullfrog? Today's new cellphones and other handheld devices can do many wonderful things, but you should really only use them in the ways they were meant for. Teasing a frog is not at all one of those ways. What our cool Nature video today shows is that cellphones and African Bullfrogs just don't mix.
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The Little Artist

2012-01-27T04:00:00.000-05:00

Nature has a little artist right now. Do you know who he is? If you want to find out then you'll have to read today's nature poem I've brought to you after a long worldwide search. Over snow capped mountains. Down through dark caverns. From the north pole to the south pole. All over the surface of the Earth. I've looked far and wide to discover the identity of the little artist.
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Miller's Grizzled Langur

2012-01-26T04:00:00.000-05:00

We're going deep into the rainforest of Borneo. We are looking for the extinct Miller's grizzled langur which was last seen in the 1970's. If it's extinct, why are we looking for it? That's a good question and the answer is that they have been found alive and well in the rainforest preserve of Wehea. A survey team accidentally came across the langurs and took a few pictures. Another survey team in another part of the rainforest also came across some Miller's grizzled langurs. This seems to indicate that there are at least two populations of them. People who live in the
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The Path Of No Return

2012-01-25T04:00:00.000-05:00

We have a bit of a strange Free Wallpaper for this week. I was experimenting with a few pictures in an image editor and I came up with some odd effects. This particular picture ended up with a strange dreamy feel to it. The path seems to lead to a mysterious place, possibly in another world. Could you ever come back from it? Would you want to? Give it a try.
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How To Make A Winter Bed

2012-01-24T04:00:00.000-05:00

I have a wonderful site to share with you. It is named How To Make A Winter Bed. Powmill is from Ontario. She grew up there and is happily there still. She joyously shares her thoughts and experiences with us. Some of her experiences take me back to my childhood. Cold winters and glorious summers and other wanderings too. Let's see what she has to offer.
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A Snowboarding Crow?

2012-01-23T04:00:00.001-05:00

Our cool Nature Video for this week is a recent internet sensation. I found it almost as soon as it came out, almost forgetting to share it. this video shows something I've been telling you for awhile, how truly intelligent a crow can be. A Russian crow is actually snowboarding down the side of a roof on a can lid! You'll have to watch it to believe it.
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