Sunday, February 19, 2012

Jungle Eagle

Program: Nature

Episode: Jungle Eagle
Harpy eagles are the most powerful birds of prey in the world. Standing three feet tall, with a six-foot wingspan and razor-sharp talons the size of bear claws, these birds are the heavyweight hunters of the South American rainforest. Enter the secret world of the harpy

Segment: Chapter 1 of 5 - Finding the Harpy (8 min. 54 sec.)

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Segment: Chapter 2 of 5 - Getting Close (6 min. 37 sec.)

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Segment: Chapter 3 of 5 - Forest Dangers (11 min. 36 sec.)

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Segment: Chapter 4 of 5 - Eight Weeks Later (11 min. 5 sec.)

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Segment: Chapter 5 of 5 - Separate Ways (12 min 23 sec.)

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http://video.pbs.org/video/2166128141

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/jungle-eagle/introduction/7189/


Harpy Eagle of the Americas
Wikipedia contributors. "Harpy Eagle." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 Feb. 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2012.


Harpy Eagle of New Guinea
Wikipedia contributors. "Papuan Eagle." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 Feb. 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2012.


Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Crocodile River in Israel (biblical) (Nahal Taninim)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Taninim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramot_Menashe


The geography of the Bible;: A study in historical geography 
Permalink: http://amzn.com/B0007EA5P4
excerpt



the excerpt image below is from Aqueducts and tunnels: wonders of Roman technology that brought water to the people By Ethan Bensinger, January 30, 2008     http://sightseeinginisrael.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/aqueducts.jpg


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Dor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantura
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dor_(moshav)

crocodile or alligator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator

mediterranean climate (olive climate)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_climate



Wikipedia contributors. "Mediterranean climate." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 8 Feb. 2012. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.

Olea europaea, Dead Sea [Salt Sea], Jordan
Wikipedia contributors. "Olive." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.



I wasn't able to find the Rutger's Tel Taninim web site  (http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~stieglit/tap.html

I did find the Ma'agan Mikhael shipwreck in the Crocodile River (Nahal Taninim) area - 


just as an end note ... I was looking at how the word "nahal" was used in a book about Israel's geography
Geography of Israel by Efraim OrniGeography of Israel 

Jungle, Bird, and Biome

I thought about natural and man made biomes when i came across Jungle Island in florida, so you will find a lot of good information on this topic of "jungle, bird, and biome" at wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird-of-paradise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome