Oct
16
2011
Valerie Hayes
Scaredy Cat, a feral cat neutered and ear-tipped by Project Cat Snip. When the building near where he lived in Atlanta was demolished, `Project Cat Snip relocated him to a farm outside of Atlanta.
Today is Alley Cat Allies’s 10th annual National Feral Cat Day.
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), advocated by ACA is the most humane way of managing feral cat populations–everybody wins with TNR. The cats are healthier; they are vaccinated against diseases like rabies at the time of neutering, which makes things safer for everyone in the area; the cat population shrinks, which is good for wildlife, TNR keeps feral cats out of ‘shelters’ where they would otherwise be killed and is an essential part of the No Kill Equation.
In the Atlanta Metro area, contact Lifeline Animal Project (they have two clinic locations and their Catlanta program is specifically for feral cats) or Project CatSnip (which is cats-only and has a mobile clinic) for spay-neuter services for your local feral cats, or to donate to their lifesaving work. Both organizations also offer affordable spay-neuter services and vaccines for pet cats. nationwide, contact Alley Cat Allies for more information about TNR.
How are you celebrating?
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Oct
15
2011
Valerie Hayes
Looking Into Fall--Red Top Mountain State Park
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Sep
1
2011
Valerie Hayes
Was surprised by this big guy fluttering around the porch light last week. Obviously a Saturniid, but one I had never seen before. This sighting prompted me to stumble across the Butterflies and Moths website and this wonderful article from 3 years ago: The Butterfly Effect.
These large Saturniid moths are becoming increasingly rare, threatened by something you might not think much about–light pollution, which disrupts their normal behavior, preventing them from reproducing and leaving them vulnerable to predators. This species figured in the books ‘Moths of the Limberlost‘ and ‘Girl of the Limberlost’.
Imperial Moth 1 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
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Aug
20
2011
Valerie Hayes
Hymenocallis coronaria, a rare and beautiful flower with an unusual habitat–in among rocks in clean, flowing water. To photograph them, you have to wade out into the river with your camera. Because of their specialized requirements, they make lousy garden plants, yet collecting is one of the things that threatens them, that and the loss of their habitat. It is still possible to find rare wonders if you know where to look, and you don’t necessarily even have to travel very far…
Shoals Spider Lilies-2 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
no comments | tags: Big Lazer Creek, Flint River, Georgia nature, hymenocallis coronaria, Shoals Spider Lilies | posted in Imagery, Wild
