Black Swallowtail and Skipper butterflies

Two butterflies at Bobolink Meadow yesterday:

Photos: Marge Ishmael

The rapid decline of the British hedgehog

At the current rate of decline, British hedgehogs will be gone by 2025... http://www.wsj.com/video/britain-hedgehogs-hit-a-rough-patch/A65BD2FC-1D67-4E9F-870E-C35B22857F89.html

http://www.mrwallpaper.com/Hedgehog-wallpaper/

U.N. admits role in Haiti cholera epidemic

Stunning news in today's New York Times: confirms the idea that the U.N. is a Remington typewriter in a Smartphone world: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/world/americas/united-nations-haiti-cholera.html

An earlier New York Times article from March this year: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/i-love-the-un-but-it-is-failing.html

Black-crowned night heron

We saw this black-crowned night heron with a fish this evening at Bobolink meadow, overlooking the lagoon.  http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-crowned-night-heron

Photo by Jane Masterson

Common yellowthroat

Spotted a common yellowthroat (female) this evening in Bobolink Meadow.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/id

Photos: Marge Ishmael

Also this butterfly but not sure what type:

Half of US food is thrown away

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect

See this link to the Real Junk Food Project : http://therealjunkfoodproject.org/

Nature walk

Three photos from this morning's nature walk: monarch butterfly, common yellow throat, song sparrow:

Photos: Marge Ishmael