Goodnevilandy - Hodge Podge

Sleepy in the middle of the night when a thought occurs that must be written but playtime with the phone is going overlong...

When the sun comes through the window and the clouds then make it dim ~ and the brightness thus wreaks havoc to my eyes with blurred vision... repeat discomfort brings a panic as the sinus starts to run ~ and I try to beat a ticking clock, this dead zone kills my fun as mistakes get made, a tissue is sought, batteries need charging so I must plug it in...

[I must remember to audio record when there's no time to handwrite spur of the moment notions.]

Another monarch butterfly

Local council called out on Twitter

In honor of vulture awareness day, let me ask you a question.

Do you love vultures?

You should.

Here’s why:

1, They are simultaneously the most majestic, and the most f*cking derpy of birbs. Observe -

2. THEY’RE SO FUCKING BADASS. We all know that they eat dead things. Eww, right? Wrong. They’re capable of digesting fucking rabies, cholera, hundreds of strains of bacteria that would straight up kill your ass given the chance. They deserve ALL of the respect, but they don’t get any, because ‘eww they eat dead things’. 

3. THEY ARE FUCKING AMAZING AT WHAT THEY DO - Some of the highest flying birds ever recorded, with amazing eyesight and smell. Vultures are highly specialised - yes, that means they sometimes have bald heads. So what? People are all over sphinx cats and those semi-hairless dogs.

4. If you think they’re ugly, well, look at these precious babs and tell me you still don’t feel anything:

I have more reasons, but, look, I’ll just get straight to the point: 

THEY’RE GOING EXTINCT, AND MORE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.

Populations of some vultures have fallen more than 90% in the last 20 years, and that’s scary as fuck. Reasons for this range from livestock carcasses being contaminated with certain drugs, to poachers killing them off because vultures give them away. But whatever the reasons, they’re dying off fast, and we need to act before it’s too late. We need to help protect them and conserve them as much if not more than some of the ‘cuter’ endangered creatures. 

So what can you do? Here are some useful links if you want to learn more:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/joinandhelp/donations/campaigns/vultures/

http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/Documents/HCT_IVP_leaflet_2013_E_ver.pdf

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/africanvultures

http://www.tusk.org/vulture-conservation-project

http://www.save-vultures.org/

http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/international-vulture-awareness-day-%E2%80%93-no-cause-celebration

http://www.vulpro.com/

https://tristatebird.org/adoptavulture/

https://webcamvultures.wordpress.com/adopt-a-vulture/

http://www.wwfpak.org/species/Vulture.php

Please consider helping our seldom appreciated vulture buddies, either by donating, or even just by helping to change their bad reputation!! 

They really are amazing birds ~ thank you for sticking with my long-ass post 

:P 

This picture of brother Sean (left) and Michael (right) McQuilken  was taken by their sister in Sequoia National Park in 1975 moments before lighting struck where they were standing. Hair standing on its end along with tingling skin could be a sign of an imminent lightning strike.

Both Michael and his sister were unharmed by the lightning strike. Sean spent 6 months unconscious and suffered 3rd degree burns. Sean committed suicide in 1989 due to being unable to get over this tragic event and the injuries he got from it.

SOURCE

Artsy cat

Some people bake their own dog biscuits and such. It's not hard and any food recipe ingredients can be interchangeable depending on a person's pets needs.

Little rant

If you own a bunny or hell any type of animal.

Please PLEASE read up on what they can and cannot have and check for those things in their food and toys.

I work in a discount store that sells dried corn on the cob for bunnies. Corn can cause intestinal blockages and kill your bunny !

If I didn’t know this I would of thought it was safe for bunnies because it’s a product for them!

Glue in toys is also something they shouldn’t have or if it’s just a little supervise them and make sure they don’t eat it !

DONT ASSUME SOMETHING IS SAFE!!

The UK pet store pets at home has a massive small pet range and a lot of different treats “suitable” for rabbits but if you look at the ingredients none of them are good at all. At risk of your pets lives please PLEASE read the ingredients.

I’m seeing this more and more especially as the Christmas treats come out for Christmas (particularly dog rawhide in toxic bleached white or other colours)

Just look before you buy it takes SECONDS to look and potentially save your pets life.

That is NOT the way I posted it!

!!????!!????!!!!!!!!!!

Piffle...

I'M IN HERE!!