2 sweet weeks of facts about honey bees 13. While workers select which fertilized eggs to brood in queen or worker cells, the queen decides the sex of her young. In a mechanism of sex determination known as haplodiploidy, fertilized eggs will become female offspring, while unfertilized eggs will become males. (PBS NOVA) See our
An example of the photography of Allan Cruickshank, one of the first instructors at the Hog Island Audubon Camp. Photo Courtesy Of: The Friends of Hog Island’s Photostream on Flickr
In a flurry of feathers this Atlantic Puffin is looking committed to a landing. With legs set far back in their body, puffins are incredibly efficient in propelling themselves through water, but less than graceful when it comes to landing. They often take a tumble as they approach their rocky burrows on the Seal Island
Even if this razorbill wasn’t born in the 80s, that doesn’t mean it can’t get into the groove! Heading for land, this seabird angles its tail feathers downward to maximize lift as it slows for a smooth touchdown. Photo Courtesy Of:bonjourlepingouin: C’est exactement ce que je voulais faire. Aujourd’hui Michael, pendant pingouinesque de Pouf le
