Picture of Bald Eagles Dad Norfolk and DT (Dirty Tail), Honey Bee Invasion, Giant Hornets in China, Jellyfish Causing Problems, Amazing Flight of Swifts, Do Dogs Feel Emotions, Suriname: A Tropical Eden.

Mike posted a great picture of Bald Eagles Dad Norfolk and DT! They look great and I'm so happy to see them together. Hopefully they can weather this storm that the idiots on the Norfolk City Council are throwing their way.

How about a couple of bee stories? This woman had some honey bees living in her attic. Honey bees are suffering from colony collapse, so they had to try to evict them without killing them. And then there's Hornetgeddon! Look at these giant hornets causing problems in China! These are very aggressive hornets that have killed 42 and injured at least 1600. In the video, they are referred to as the sharks of the insect world. Yikes!

Jellyfish are causing Jellypocalypse! Look at the size of the jellyfish in that first picture.

Here is an amazing story about Swifts flying non-stop for 200 days! You read that right. Non-stop for 200 days. I didn't know that birds could "rest on the wing." I think this is just incredible!

There has been research to answer this question: Do dogs feel emotions? I don't need to do any research to answer this question. But it's still an interesting article...

I like reading about places where humans haven't gone in and destroyed what nature intended. Pristine places. Wild places. Check out Suriname: A Tropical Eden. And make sure you check out the slide show of animals that live there.

Bald Eagle Buddy, Meet the Olinguito, Bug Wars (Green Ants vs Paper Wasps and Tiger Leech vs Freshwater Crab), Louisiana Sinkhole, Soldiers Reuniting With Their Dogs, Red Sprite Lightening, Mating Dance of Peacock Spiders, Applications To Go On a One-way Trip to Mars, Why Do Wolves Howl, Intelligence in Other Animals

I finally got a new screen capture of Buddy -- he's handsome like his Dad!

A new mammal has been discovered. Meet the Olinguito!

Bug wars! Who wins these battles?

• Green Ants vs Paper Wasps 
• Tiger Leech vs Freshwater Crab

This is a wild video: Louisiana Sinkhole Swallows Trees

Here are 10 videos of Soldiers Reuniting With Their Dogs.

I've never heard of Red Sprite Lightening. It happens pretty often, but it's above the clouds so you can't see it...

Check out these pictures and video of The Mating Dance of Peacock Spiders. You've got to check this out!

How would you like to go on a one-way trip to Mars? They are taking applications until August 31st.

Why do wolves howl? Reading this article prompted me to consider intelligence in other animals. I found this  interesting article about intelligence in animals.

Find Momo, Moore OK Tornado & Dogs, Blackfooted Albatross' Goofy Mating Dance, Dog Eat Dog Short Film, Turtle Road Kill, Wildlife Photography Contest Winners

Today's 'find Momo' was such a surprise, I laughed when I found him! I was leaning forward, scrutinizing all of the shadowy places... Then, BAM! And I just laughed...

I saw a video today of this woman who was recounting how she survived the tornado in Moore, OK. She said that she had her dog with her, but then the house came apart. She is distracted during the entire interview, looking at the rubble that was her house. She says that she knows her dog is in there somewhere. And she just keeps looking. Suddenly, the newswoman spots movement among the rubble...

Dogs are helping out in Moore, OK. They are searching for people and providing comfort to the survivors. My prayers go out to all who have suffered a loss in this disaster.

Blackfooted Albatross have a really goofy mating dance. Make sure your speakers are turned on.

Dog Eat Dog is an amusing short film of one man's journey through the dog adoption process at an animal shelter. It's well worth the time it takes to watch it. (It's about 11 minutes plus a couple minutes of credits.) But it's really well made and fun to watch!

A chilling experiment finds that some drivers go out of their way to run over turtles in the road. Turtles don't reach maturity until they are 7 or 8 years old. Their population is in a slow decline -- being killed while crossing the road is a contributing factor.

Here is a slideshow of wildlife photography contest winners. One of the pictures presented is of a Bald Eagle catching a Red-winged Blackbird in flight.

Dog pictures

I took some new pictures of my dogs the other day. The smaller Sheltie (Sky) and the Belgian Malinois (Daisy) fight. So, they are not allowed to be physically together. Ever. But I made an exception this past weekend because I wanted a new picture of the three of them and my azaleas were so pretty. So I put the two troublemakers on short leashes, put them in place with the other Sheltie (Shannon) between them, and took some pictures. Well, I took 35 pictures. Do you know how hard it is to get three dogs to look at you at the same time? And not blink... (them, not me...)

I took some pictures from right in front of them. But I moved my location because they kept looking across the street at a neighbor who was in his yard. I like this picture because they are all looking 'toward' me. But Sky's body is hidden by Shannon.

I like this picture that I took from head-on. Except Daisy is winking at me...

I think I need to take more pictures... But it will be another year before the azaleas are that pretty again... What do you think?

Some People Don't Love Dogs, New Species of Lion, Bald Eagle Ground Nest Discovered, NX and Camellia Checked In, Pied-billed Grebe and Raven On Feathered Photography

Not everyone loves dogs... I am a dog person and I tend to gravitate toward dog people. But there are people in the world that just don't get it...

There is a new species of lion!

Dr Brayn Watts of the Center for Conservation Biology found the first documented Bald Eagle ground nest in Virginia. The post includes pictures. Very cool!

NX checked in today. Three guesses where she's been since the last check-in... You got it! Aquia Creek.

There is also an update on Camellia's location. He is still exploring on the south-side.

Ron Dudley posted an interesting series of pictures on his Feathered Photography blog. He witnessed an interaction between a Pied-billed Grebe and a Raven. He's not sure what was going on and I have no idea... Any ideas?