Everyone likes rainbows – they are not uncommon, but it still feels special when you spot one. I took this picture on the evening of May 4, after the rain stopped.

NOAA offers a brief but helpful explanation about the causes of rainbows.

The very next morning after I snapped this picture, I stepped out onto my back patio – and thought my lawn furniture was on fire:

I have never seen anything like this! This is evaporation of the water that soaked my lawn furniture the prior evening.

Coooooool

I know…what does this have to do with birds? Or nature? Not much…but having the ability to photograph our planet from space is simply amazing. We now have a brand-new GOES satellite, and this is the first “full disk” image from GOES 14!

New GOES 14 satellite - first "full disk" image TODAY!

I get daily emails from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Daily Operational Significant Event Report. I subscribed to these updates because I love to look at the neat satellite images.

Today, I received an image of Hurricane Felicia, southwest of North America in the Pacific Ocean. THIS, you gotta see:

Courtesy of NOAA

Did you know that you can help transcribe bird migration reports for the USGS North American Bird Phenology Program? My first question was, “What the heck is phenology?” Read the rest of this entry »

Science is awesome, right? I’ve been learning about some great tools available on the internet, and want to share that information with you. First up…

Geology

Did you know that the USDA supports a website that enables you to produce a soil survey for just about anywhere in the U.S.? Read the rest of this entry »