Comments for Wildlife Conservation in the Upper Agua Fria River Basin http://aguafriaopenspace.org "What have you seen lately?" Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Singing Insects: Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids by Biru http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2012/01/singing-insects-grasshoppers-crickets-and-katydids/#comment-409 Biru Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:58:51 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1378#comment-409 How ptaaorsl and primordial to search for sounds in the darkness of an urban night, to listen for invisible insects playing their anatomical instruments. Wish I could have been there, but as Gertrude Stein observed once, perhaps “there is no there there.” How ptaaorsl and primordial to search for sounds in the darkness of an urban night, to listen for invisible insects playing their anatomical instruments. Wish I could have been there, but as Gertrude Stein observed once, perhaps “there is no there there.”

]]> Comment on Loggerhead Shrike by Adri http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2012/01/loggerhead-shrike/#comment-406 Adri Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:09:43 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1318#comment-406 Nice - a geaetrr anglewing katydid, Microcentrum rhombifolium! Go out at night and you'll hear it "singing" - males give a series of distinctive clicks, as if two pebbles were being tapped together. Birders can hone their ears by learming the calls of the various singing insects! Nice – a geaetrr anglewing katydid, Microcentrum rhombifolium! Go out at night and you'll hear it "singing" – males give a series of distinctive clicks, as if two pebbles were being tapped together. Birders can hone their ears by learming the calls of the various singing insects!

]]> Comment on Support the Blog by Rafy http://aguafriaopenspace.org/support-the-blog/#comment-405 Rafy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:43:28 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?page_id=1341#comment-405 I have lerenad that I can’t sleep with the windows open either unfortunately. Good ol’ Crickets and Tree Frogs are the critters of choice here in the Hinterland…but perhaps there are Katydids mixed in there too and I have never listened close enough. I was just out tonight to see if we could catch any early meteors and realized that with the cooler days/nights the past couple of days…the fireflies are gone! much sadness. I have lerenad that I can’t sleep with the windows open either unfortunately. Good ol’ Crickets and Tree Frogs are the critters of choice here in the Hinterland…but perhaps there are Katydids mixed in there too and I have never listened close enough. I was just out tonight to see if we could catch any early meteors and realized that with the cooler days/nights the past couple of days…the fireflies are gone! much sadness.

]]> Comment on Wildlife Conservation and AFOSA by Adri http://aguafriaopenspace.org/about-afosa/#comment-404 Adri Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:45:17 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/wordpress/?page_id=971#comment-404 Hrmm that was weird, my comemnt got eaten. Anyway I wanted to say that it’s nice to know that someone else also mentioned this as I had trouble finding the same info elsewhere. This was the first place that told me the answer. Thanks. Hrmm that was weird, my comemnt got eaten. Anyway I wanted to say that it’s nice to know that someone else also mentioned this as I had trouble finding the same info elsewhere. This was the first place that told me the answer. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Singing Insects: Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids by Daniel http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2012/01/singing-insects-grasshoppers-crickets-and-katydids/#comment-403 Daniel Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:59:20 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1378#comment-403 How fiittng is the metal katydid to the experience. Wonderful depiction. Isn’t it amazing that in the midst of our urban ruinous take over, nature reminds us once again that purity, and peace prevade only through her touch. How fiittng is the metal katydid to the experience. Wonderful depiction. Isn’t it amazing that in the midst of our urban ruinous take over, nature reminds us once again that purity, and peace prevade only through her touch.

]]> Comment on Singing Insects: Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids by Garry Rogers http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2012/01/singing-insects-grasshoppers-crickets-and-katydids/#comment-365 Garry Rogers Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:12 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1378#comment-365 I think the main difference is between species. There might be changes with age and with temperature as well. I think the main difference is between species. There might be changes with age and with temperature as well.

]]> Comment on Singing Insects: Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids by Denise http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2012/01/singing-insects-grasshoppers-crickets-and-katydids/#comment-364 Denise Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:04:44 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1378#comment-364 What is the significance of the higher and lower pitch of the songs? What is the significance of the higher and lower pitch of the songs?

]]> Comment on Arizona Mammals by Garry Rogers http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2011/12/arizona-mammals/#comment-259 Garry Rogers Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:36:35 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1200#comment-259 Huh. The Javelina we see are not too big. I have heard reports of Wild Boars in the area, but I haven't seen any. They would lack the pale 'collar' streak of Javelina. If you see one again, check with the Prescott National Forest Wildlife Biologist. Let me know what you learn. Thank you. Huh. The Javelina we see are not too big. I have heard reports of Wild Boars in the area, but I haven’t seen any. They would lack the pale ‘collar’ streak of Javelina. If you see one again, check with the Prescott National Forest Wildlife Biologist. Let me know what you learn.

Thank you.

]]> Comment on Arizona Mammals by Jeaniem23 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2011/12/arizona-mammals/#comment-258 Jeaniem23 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:59:20 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1200#comment-258 One evening I went to let my dog outside and instead of going out, she froze and stared off into the night. My husband and I got a flashlight and were able to see the glow of a pair of eyes about 100 ft away. We saw the largest javalina, or possibly wild hog, that I have ever seen staring back at us. He then sauntered off slowly and got behind some brush. We were so shocked by his size and in the darkness, we really weren't able to get that good a look at him. Since then, we have noticed large pig tracks of one individual animal around the property. I always thought that javalina traveled in groups. Do you know if large male javalina travel alone or is it possible this may be a wild domestic pig? One evening I went to let my dog outside and instead of going out, she froze and stared off into the night. My husband and I got a flashlight and were able to see the glow of a pair of eyes about 100 ft away. We saw the largest javalina, or possibly wild hog, that I have ever seen staring back at us. He then sauntered off slowly and got behind some brush. We were so shocked by his size and in the darkness, we really weren’t able to get that good a look at him. Since then, we have noticed large pig tracks of one individual animal around the property. I always thought that javalina traveled in groups. Do you know if large male javalina travel alone or is it possible this may be a wild domestic pig?

]]> Comment on Butterflies and Moths by Garry Rogers http://aguafriaopenspace.org/2011/11/butterflies-and-moths/#comment-228 Garry Rogers Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:22:01 +0000 http://aguafriaopenspace.org/?p=1188#comment-228 Thank you. Please return next spring with the names of growers in central Arizona. Thank you. Please return next spring with the names of growers in central Arizona.

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