“The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a great source for all kinds of information on our feathered friends. The bird identification section is particular useful. There are also NestCams.”
Shamelessly stolen from MetaFilter a couple of weeks ago. I just remembered the link because we recently acquired a book on birds. (We also bought one to identify all the birds we saw on our trip to the USA this summer.)
“Hier findest Du Fakten, Reisetipps, Sehenswürdigkeiten und vieles mehr für Deinen Nordamerika-Urlaub. Du warst bereits in Amerika? Veröffentliche Deine Bilder in unserer Fotogalerie, Deinen Reisebericht im Magazin oder gib Deine Tipps in unserem Forum weiter. Finde & buche billige Flüge, Mietwagen und Hotels online. Schau mal rein! Natürlich findest Du bei uns auch Links, Hintergrundbilder, Bildschirmschoner und vieles mehr rund um das Thema USA.”
SF Gate: Lethal Beauty. A seven-part series on the Golden Gate Bridge barrier debate.
Link via MetaFilter.
The Curry House calls itself “the Web magazine for curry fans”. The site includes recipes, FAQs about ingredients, recipes etc., a glossary and some links.
While visiting my parents last week, I played a tourist at (my old) home and went to see the Lüneburger Heide, a landscape in Northern Germany. Although I spent the first 19 years of my life there before moving away to attend University, I’ve only been to the Heide a few times. By the way, Heide means heath, and Lüneburg is a picturesque town near Hamburg.
I took a few photos, the best of which you can see here (with commentary), or click on the image to go to the slideshow.
Sandra and Garret, remember that we talked about the Lüneburger Heide when we visited with you? Take a look at the pictures and imagine the heath blooming in purple (and white) in summer… quite a sight!
Late in the afternoon a weather phenomenon was visible that is not rare, but often overlooked: sun dogs, or parhelion (auf deutsch heißen sie Nebensonnen) are bright spots to the left and right of the sun. You can see both of them in the photo on the left; click on the photo to get a larger version. (The right sun dog is barely visible.)
Und der Sonnenuntergang rechts (klick für die große Version) ist natürlich extra für Jörg. ;-)
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