tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post2736664136642114016..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: Nom de PlumeGail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-62388414194688754132009-09-15T10:37:03.899-04:002009-09-15T10:37:03.899-04:00Thanks for the shout-out, Gail. I must mention the...Thanks for the shout-out, Gail. I must mention the creator of the video, "Flight of the Hummingbird", is Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. He deserves the credit.Dionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094443267132622902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-20136913300164944862009-09-15T07:15:46.349-04:002009-09-15T07:15:46.349-04:00I'll do that, Paul, thanks. He sounds like a ...I'll do that, Paul, thanks. He sounds like a fella who understands how ecosystems actually function and isn't distracted by maudlin sentimentality.Gail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-63647374207425135612009-09-15T00:31:29.712-04:002009-09-15T00:31:29.712-04:00Hi Gail.....Take a look at Professor Doug Tallamy....Hi Gail.....Take a look at Professor Doug Tallamy. He is from a Newark, Delaware college. He is speaking here near Chicago at the Morton arboretum. He is quoted in the Chicago Tribune saying, "Portland is a beautiful city, but it is dead. There's nothing living in Portland because of the tremendous load of non-native plants. You go to see green, but it's a green that doesn't work. I saw no insects, and that's incredible. They've built a landsccccape that isn't supporting a food web."Paul Kellyhttp://itsfunny.biznoreply@blogger.com