Post Island Foxes June 01, 2013

Island Fox On Santa Cruz Island!
Saturday, June 1 Friends of the Island Fox
led an adventurous day trip to Santa Cruz Island.

 

 Why is this fox Smiling?

Friends of the Island Fox raised money for ID PIT chips!

Each person helped fund a microchip for an endangered island fox this coming fall.

http://www1.islandfox.org/2013/06/a-day-on-santa-cruz-island.html

- Michael

Island Fox Talk with Pat Meyer on TV - Ventura!

Pat Meyer from Friends of the Island Fox was interviewed

on Our Ventura TV

http://ourventura.com/

Pat is the President of Friends of the Island Fox islandfox.org

Originally Posted by: George Alger | on February 24, 2013 

Pat Meyer speaks about the Channel Islands and 
Friends of the Island Fox with  Our Ventura TV host, 
Ken McAlpine. 

Pat talks about how the Island Fox almost became extinct. 

Pat is also the President Channel Islands Park Foundation.

 

Beautiful Eclipse- 2012 Mareeba, Queensland Australia

Greetings from Tropical North Queensland!

Taken from just outside Mareeba - Near Cairns 6:38am 14 November2012

We beat the clouds by getting out and driving at 4:15 am 75 Kilometers into the countryside.

More to come!!

Coopers Hawks leave behind food for many animals!

A Coopers Hawk youngster left behind a "cast" in our back yard.  

Yellow jackets found it - as did flies and ants...

view here!

 Listen in at 21 secs you can hear one of the Hawks call! 

Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 - From Northern California!

Annular Solar Eclipse 2012  -  Viewed From Northern California!

Whiskeytown Lake 

NPS

Google Map

   

The Moon takes bites out of the Sun from Bottom Right

and exits Upper Left!

6:38 pm !!  Annular Eclipse!!!

These were taken 2 Minutes apart!  

Clouds start to Obscure... 

A great Short Trip and a Wonderful View!

http://eclipse-1.com

Santa Cruz Island - Channel Islands National Park, California

Santa Cruz Island with Friends of the Island Fox

Join us on Saturday, May 5, 2012 to look for

the Channel Island Fox!

Tickets for adults will be $65.00 per person, children $55.00. A percentage of the fee will go to support island fox recovery efforts.

We will take the Island Packers boat from Ventura Harbor leaving at noon and returning around 5 PM on Saturday May 5, 2012.  Check in will be required at 11:15 AM

Reservations are limited and will be provided on a first come basis. To book reservations, please download the Reservation Booking Form (Click Here to download pdf)  

California Channel Islands -  a great trip!

For More info!

http://www1.islandfox.org/2012/03/santa-cruz-trip-with-fif.html

 

 Visit them at http://www1.islandfox.org

GBBC 2012 Great Backyard Birdcount this Weekend!

GBBC 2012 Great Backyard Birdcount this Weekend!

 

Owl be seeing you!

http://www.birdcount.org/

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