tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13670490786804055742024-02-08T06:06:08.006+01:00Nature urbaine / Urban NatureLà ou la nature tente de reprendre ses droits //
Where nature tries to retrieve its rightsPescalunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08443021567527090267noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-52225488199544694382012-02-26T16:46:00.001+01:002012-02-26T16:46:08.039+01:00Plants and Stormwater - Cleaning Urban RunoffPlants provide many benefits to the Urban Core city areas. Carbon sequestration, oxygen production, nutrient uptake, urban heat island effect moderation, habitat creation, landscape beauty creation are all benefits of having plants grow in the Urban Core.
City plants are exceptionally effective in cleaning stormwater, capturing trash, filtering nitrogen, phosphorous and toxic heavy Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-71875076530951876432011-08-23T12:04:00.001+02:002011-12-29T19:32:14.597+01:00August 23, 2011 Green Roof Biodiversity, Rooftop Garden, Breaking Ground Contracting, Jacksonville - Kevin Songer - Picasa Web AlbumsAugust 23, 2011 Green Roof Biodiversity, Rooftop Garden, Breaking Ground Contracting, Jacksonville - Kevin Songer - Picasa Web Albums
Gulf Fritillary on the Green ROof
Check out these photographs from the Breaking Ground Green Roof yesterday afternoon. The Green Roof always looks different at various times of the day, morning, noon and evening. Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-49527735658470828182011-08-19T11:02:00.002+02:002011-08-19T11:02:39.967+02:00China and Green Roofs - short interesting noteCool short not re China and Green Roofs!Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-39117079480978205482011-08-19T10:36:00.000+02:002011-08-19T10:36:08.285+02:00Hume: Architecture and the edible city - thestar.comGreat Article on edible architecture. All yards should be filled with fruits and vegetables!Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-30346925443354399662011-04-26T02:13:00.018+02:002011-04-28T14:06:38.314+02:00The Urban ArarasEndangered, the Blue-and-yellow-Makaws (Arara ararauna) or araras, as people call them here in Brazil, are large birds. They may reach a lengh of 33 inches, from the beak to the end of the tailfeathers and may live for 60 years, or more. The araras are active birds and love to climb, swing, bounce and chew. Their toys should be strong, for they are known to be destructive. They have powerful jawLis Duartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681573063751223644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-42439628998174212402011-04-02T21:11:00.017+02:002011-04-03T03:17:27.150+02:00Parque do Carbono / CO2 ParkThe world's largest urban natural forest is alive!Still... Four hundred and ten thousand seedlings of 50 different local species are to be planted to recover degraded spots at Pedra Branca State Park - just for the start. Camorim lagoon and the white rock - from where the name of the park is originated Pedra Branca State Park is a state protected area in the west zone of the city of Rio de Lis Duartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681573063751223644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-21235105071695172562011-03-28T03:09:00.002+02:002011-03-28T12:19:43.267+02:00Tufted Titmouse, Orchard Spider and Florida Springtime, Urban BiodiversityI finished working with the green roof plants this afternoon and sat on the back porch to watch the sun go down. The garden flowers shown in the afternoon sun as did the lone orchid spider and the bathing tufted titmouse! Urban wildlife at its finest!
Orchid Spider, Leucauge venusta
Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Tufted titmouse, Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-34674388360054774622011-03-20T12:28:00.001+01:002011-03-20T12:29:00.829+01:00Columba livia, Rock Pigeon, Masterful Urban AdaptorScientific Name: Columba liviaRock pigeon, PigeonFamily: Columbidae
Common Pigeon, Columba livia
Wikipedia estimates the population of the common pigeon in Europe alone to be over 30 million. Native to Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia, the pigeon is truly the perfect Urban Core adaptor. Originally adept to nesting along the face of sheer rock cliffs, pigeons now can be Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-39121857502851008552011-03-17T02:20:00.004+01:002011-03-17T08:53:34.343+01:00Luna Moths and Jincy Rhianna, Urban Wonders
Though we are deep in the concrete jungle, unusual wildlife shows up here on the Urban Farm daily, drawn to, I believe in part, an unusual sprite. Jincy Rhianna is going on 15 years. When two years she spoke to a rattlesnake (I saw it with my eyes), telling it not to strike her in a field of Tu Mu Shui plantation. At four years hummingbirds would fly to her hands, resting in Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-9598351784840012672011-03-10T20:56:00.032+01:002011-04-09T02:08:29.603+02:00Atafona & Climate ChangeAtafona is a place where the effects of climate change have become explicit. Atafona by André GardenbergIn 30 years, more than 200 construction buildings near the beach have submerged (over 15 blocks have been destroyed) due to the sea level rise and to the fury of the wind. The coastline is advancing the land about 6m per year and the beacon had to be moved into the city twice. Atafona by Lis Duartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681573063751223644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-25062526795441021432011-03-10T10:58:00.001+01:002011-03-10T10:59:40.032+01:00Buteo jamaicensis, Urban Core Adaptation, Nature UrbaineThe two red-tail hawks living in our neighborhood are becoming increasingly used to our presence, indicating a high level of urbanization. We have a bird houe stand adjacent to one of the greenhouses in the back and whereas before when the hawks would watch our activities from high up in the trees, they now swoop down for a closer view.
Of course, we would never hurt them.  Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-28444844138293183142011-03-08T13:06:00.002+01:002011-03-08T13:14:54.759+01:00Urban Wetlands and Wood Storks, Urban Wetlands Restored by Nature
Scientific name : Mycteria AmericanaWood Stork, Tantale d'AmériqueFamily/Famille : Ciconiidae
Urban Wood Storks
Botanical name : Acer rubrumRed Maple, Erable rougeFamily/Famille : Aceraceae
Urban Red Maple in Bloom
Urban Red Maple in Bloom
Many urban areas have been built where wetlands once stood. And nature always reverts away from the fill and extra dirt over time, Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-49631428579873686682011-03-04T02:18:00.000+01:002011-03-04T02:18:33.031+01:00Feeling the Mood, Getting the Groove and Afterglow, Shorty the Urban Red Tail Hawk & Mate
Puffed Feathers, Sure Mood Indicator
Urban Red Tail Hawks, Contemplating Next Move
The Groove
Afterglow & Afterthoughts
Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-2268829570086626702011-03-01T20:04:00.033+01:002011-03-25T19:47:08.599+01:00The Brazilian AgoutiThe Brazilian Agouti, Dasyprocta leporina, is a South American agouti species from the Dasyprotidae family. It is also called "red-rumped", "orange-rumped" or the "golden-rumped" agouti. It lives in a wide variety of habitats as long as there is water and dense plant growth.These habitats may include gardens and crop fields. It is also found in the rainforests or other forests of Brazil and Lis Duartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681573063751223644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-68637798075507403372011-03-01T04:10:00.000+01:002011-03-01T04:10:15.888+01:00Urban Ducks Adopt Neighborhood Swimming Pool
Scientific name : Anas platyrhynchosCanard de Colvert
Mallard Duck
Family/Famille : Anatidae
Urban Mallard Ducks
Urban Mallard Ducks
Urban Mallard Ducks
Urban Mallard Ducks
Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-2654717276926855432011-02-27T09:22:00.001+01:002011-02-27T09:23:38.120+01:00Grand Cormoran à la pêche dans le Petit RhôneUn grand Cormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo) au pied d'un pont surplombant le petit Rhône à Arles
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) down a bridge over the Rhône in Arles
Great Cormoran in Arles, France
Pescalunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08443021567527090267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-87906155287567972962011-02-25T03:41:00.000+01:002011-02-25T03:41:17.922+01:00House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanusOriginally native to Mexico, the House Finch was imported during the 1940's into North America.
To avoid prosecution under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, many dealers when confronted by game wardens or regulators would let the birds free. House Finches have now naturalized into Florida.
Scientific Name: Carpodacus mexicanusCommon Name: House Finch
Carpodacus Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-46151652998704070792011-02-24T13:12:00.001+01:002011-02-24T13:42:53.260+01:00Urban Pelicans, Pelecanus occidentalisPelicans have adapted their lives to most Urban seaside areas, taking advantage of readily available food.
To me, Pelicans are a majestic bird, prehistoric in appearance, fun, almost comical to watch.
Urban Nature at its seaside finest.
Scientific Name: Pelecanus occidentalisCommon Name: Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis, January 2011, Mayport, Florida
Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-31347046020518958032011-02-22T16:12:00.002+01:002011-02-22T16:22:41.035+01:00Shorty's Mate - Urban Red Tail Hawks - Buse à queue rousse - Today's Photos
Red Tail Hawk, Shorty's Mate, Jacksonville, FL
Red Tail Hawk, Shorty's Mate, Jacksonville, FL
Red Tail Hawk, Shorty's Mate, Jacksonville, FL
Red Tail Hawk, Shorty's Mate, Jacksonville, FL
Red Tail Hawk, Shorty's Mate, Jacksonville, FL
Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-10233102373242174532011-02-21T13:44:00.123+01:002011-03-25T19:48:32.402+01:00The Resilient Pitangus SulphuratusDo you recognize this proud feathered fellow on the left? If you tell me you've never seen such bird, and you live or have been to somewhere on this Planet, from the tropics to the equator lines, I will tell you that there is a strong possibility that at least one of this type has already seen you.photo by Luis A. FloritPitangus sulphuratus, the bird's scientific name, derives from pitanga (Lis Duartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681573063751223644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-79598073770955772422011-02-19T16:29:00.000+01:002011-02-19T16:29:43.819+01:00Shorty & Mate, Today's Photos
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo jamaicensis
Today's photos of the mating pair of Red Tail Hawks living near the Green Roof!Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-40810634490746297802011-02-15T11:31:00.001+01:002011-02-15T13:58:03.751+01:00Les Figuiers de l'église des Carmes-Déchaussés, ArlesPour continuer la série sur cette église d'une autre époque, voici quelques images des figuiers qui ont pris place dans le bâtiment - bel exemple de nature urbaine sauvage !
To continue the series on this abandoned French church, here are some images of fig trees that have taken place in the building - fine example of wild urban nature !
Pescalunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08443021567527090267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-37502063939932216412011-02-13T13:45:00.000+01:002011-02-13T13:45:22.963+01:00Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula and the Hummingbird FeederMy Mom and Dad have a hummingbird feeder hanging just outside their kitchen window.
It is always a treat to watch the birds come to the feeder.
Yesterday Mom sent me this photo of a persistent Oriole who wanted the nectar also. He stayed and drank for quite some time.
You never know what birds you will see int he city!
According to Wikipedia, the Baltimore Oriole is so named because of Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-60557140671833234262011-02-12T17:49:00.024+01:002011-03-20T12:38:26.263+01:00Latin American Green CitiesLatin America's rural challengessuch as Amazonian deforestation, often receive a great amount of attention from the media, environmentalists and other observers around the world. However, the rapid rise in city populations of Latin America has had economic, political and social implications; and environmental considerations are a major part of this integrated puzzle.- Latin America comprehends Lis Duartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681573063751223644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367049078680405574.post-61307832863080634442011-02-12T09:24:00.004+01:002011-02-15T11:36:51.643+01:00The Policeman and His CarShorty the Red Tailed hawk lives in a tree up high in our neighbor's backyard.
Shorty's mate has just given birth to a very loud and very hungry chick.
Chick stay's impatiently hungry all day and Shorty and his mate must chase down all the mice, snakes, squirrels and fish from the creek to feed the juvenile Buteo jamaicensis.
We drove up yesterday and Shorty was perched on my neighbor Steve's Kevin Songerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494408790726786898noreply@blogger.com0