Best tripod for document scanning plus occasional outdoor use?
What tripod should I get for 95% document photography (think DIY book scanner) and 5% optional outdoor photography of wildlife and buildings? I've just started doing a bit of document photography...
View ArticleI love animals. How do I pursue my interest without joining the kids in the...
Like most kids, I loved animals growing up. Unlike most kids, though, I never grew out of it! My passion has remained with me into my 30s. I still squat down on the sidewalk to watch an interesting bug...
View ArticleSquirrel EMS!
Squirrel EMS? Yesterday, an injured squirrel was shuffling around a heavily car and pedestrian-trafficked entrance to the Boston Public Gardens. It was bleeding and appeared to have limited to no use...
View ArticleWildlife and Modern America...give me a primer.
Do you know of any good resources providing data on how industrialization, urban expansion and / or hunting affects wildlife populations and ecosystems in the United States? Also interested in how...
View ArticleHelp me ID a bird!
Can anyone identify this bird found in North Carolina? This bird was lying dead on the sidewalk when I came to work this morning, and I am having no luck identifying it. Does anyone know what it is?...
View ArticleWhose tooth is this?
I found an animal tooth in the couch cushions. Help me narrow down who it might have belonged to. Here are some observations of the tooth: - it had a large chunk of calculus (tartar) on one of the...
View ArticleWisconsin DNR wildlife technician exam- can I study for it?
I am hoping there are some metafites out there that have taken this exam and can tell me what to expect. Unlike other wildlife wildlife position exams, there is no option to "preview exam." Roughly how...
View ArticleHow to safely evict squirrels from a palm tree about to be trimmed?
We share a 10' tall palm tree with a neighbor. The tree needs to be trimmed (dead fronts, some rotting areas, etc.). At least one, and probably a whole family, of squirrels has made its home somewhere...
View ArticleDenali, AK In Two Days?
I was invited to a cool work conference in Anchorage Alaska in late June, and after the conference I would really really really like to try and see Denali if at all possible. I will only have 2 - 2 1/2...
View ArticleTexas bird identification
Can you help me identify this baby bird? I found it in my backyard in Austin, Texas. It's a little smaller than a baseball. We've had fledglings in our yard before. They usually hop around for a few...
View ArticleHelp me do right by this squirrel
For a wild animal that is obviously very sick/injured, is it better to try to capture that animal and humanely euthanize it, or to let "nature take its course"? There is a squirrel that has been...
View ArticleLittle hummingbird...you're not that strong!
A hummingbird is trapped in my garage...and it seems to be a pretty stubborn one. The real problem is that we have a fixed skylight-type window that it constantly tries to fly out of - it won't go any...
View ArticleTips on running a successful nonprofit for the first couple of years?
I'm federally incorporating a nonprofit in the next few months. I've heard that most nonprofits fail within the first couple of years. How can we plan for success? We are Canada-based and our focus is...
View ArticleAccessible wildlife tour/cruise/trip?
Granddad loves wildlife, and has taken multiple Lindblad/National Geographic tours to Ecuador/Galapagos to see the animals. He would love to go back there, or to somewhere new, but I'm a little worried...
View ArticleOn the care and feeding of feces-flinging primates
This is a question for the zookeepers of MetaFilter. How do zoo staff deal with the issue of monkeys flinging excrement at zoo visitors? Do you employ behavior modification? Do you isolate them, take...
View ArticleWhere Do Wildlife Behaviorists Hang Out on the Internet?
I'm writing a fictional book from the viewpoint of a wolf, and I am hoping to find forums where I can read about and ask for peculiarly specific information on the behavior of wildlife. I am not...
View ArticleSeals in Santa Cruz swimming in tight "school" - what are they doing?
Seals in Santa Cruz swimming in tight "school" - what are they doing? We were checking out the seals at the end of the wharf in Santa Cruz who were mostly swimming solo. Then a cloud of maybe 20...
View ArticleA mysterious bird is taunting me with its song.
I live in a wooded suburb of Providence, Rhode Island, so we have a great variety of birds all year long, especially during the warmer months. I keep hearing one bird song outside my window that I...
View ArticleWhat to do about cat semi-killing birds?
A young cat that I took in in in an emergency situation, expecting to be able to rehome her quickly, is turning out to be a skilled bird hunter, which is really stressing me out. The thing is, she...
View ArticleAre mountain lions freeloaders?
Do mountain lions ever eat the remains of another animal's kill, or do they eat only what they kill themselves?
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