Hi everyone. Finally figured out the source of the toc toc toc noise. I had checked bird, insect sound lilsts, google etc.
Then I saw a chipmonk making it –they inhale and as they exhale they make the noise. Tom H
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Solar Sipper Sense June 2010 newsletter
Solar Sipper Sense June 2010. Since 1985, originally Puddles newsletter, blog copy at puddlesweblog.com. Dedicated to clean drinking water resources for animals.. Published by Happy Bird Corporation, solarsippers.com. Comment, cancel, to Tom Hollyday, editor, at tomah@solarsippers.com or by mail at PO Box 86, Weston, MA 02493.
The big warning to us humans: This month we all learned once again just how close we are to destroying life on our planet. In this little newsletter we concentrate on water resources for animals but the Gulf oil spill affects all living things, not only water supplies but food too. Here’s some ideas on oil pollution paraphrased from Mark Jeantheau’s article at “grinning planet.com” When oil gets in water some of the components are degraded by evaporation, photochemical reactions or bacterial degradation. Others are persistent and may last for years especially in muddy sediments in shallows. Exposure to oil can alter the ecology of aquatic habitats and the physiology of marine organisms. Oil can hide in sediments, away from sunlight needed to break it down, for decades and affect marsh grasses and marine worms. The components called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) persist and are toxic, affecting development, susceptibility to disease and reproductive cycles of many marine species. In the Valdez spill marine mammals, seas ducks and some fish species suffered high mortality for years after the spill because they ate invertebrates contaminated by the hidden oil. Ed. Maybe we will all end up swallowing some of the poison.
Applause please! We just found out from our ASPCA newsletter that the New York City horse drawn carriages have been proposed to be phased out and the horses might be eventually spared from working in and breathing the noxious fumes of New York traffic. We love horse drawn carriages but keep the animals away from engine fumes please.
Non-profits-Take advantage of the 2010 government and non-profit discount program. Clean water is a right for animals and let’s make it happen, whether you use a Solar Sipper all season non-electric covered water station or whether you use a tin pan, as long as it is cleaned and filled daily. Remember that Solar Sippers can also be used to water your free ranging poultry.
Happy Bird Publishing news by Virginia: We print “green themes.” If you are not getting your monthly The Animal Viewpoint cartoon, don’t be left out of good humor. Send along your email to receive them free. Check out our fan pages at Facebook under “solar sipper” and under “hollyday mystery romances”. In addition all our “green” books are listed on their own fan pages as Slave Graves, Magnolia Gods and Powerboat Racer. Don’t forget each book can be easily downloaded in ebook form on your smart phone or Blackberry with the pdf app. Our newest novel Gold will be on eBook sites and on Amazon as a paperback.
Interesting upcoming shows:
Birdfair 2010, Eagleton, Rutland, UK, August 20-22, 2010
Goldcrest Distributing Open House, Mexico, MO October 5-7, 2010
Commerce Trade show, Baltimore, MD, September 21-23, 2010
American Birding Association, Providence, RI October 3-8, 2010
Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago, August 17-19, 2010
Backer Christmas Pet Show, Chicago, October 2010
Poultry –Ohio National Meet November 13-14 2010 www.ohionational.org
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