Hummingbird

When winter cloaks the mountains with snow or rain, many Californians break out parkas and skis and head for the high country. Others opt for local walks or the gym to keep in shape for spring. A relative few extend their hiking season by heading to that least-visited region of California: its deserts. Deserts cover over a third of the state, mostly inland areas in the south, with a finger extending north between the eastern Sierra Nevada and the state boundary. Too often considered monotonous…

geoglyph lines, called the Nazca Lines, which can only be seen from the sky. The Nazca lines are believed to have been created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD. The hundreds of figures range from simple lines to complex configurations of hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, and lizards. The largest of these figures are over 660 feet (200m) across. The local legend involves the landing of strange men near Ecuador. According to this legend these strangers or giants,…

hundred plant eating caterpillars. The plant still has another trick to play however, now the plant can in fact adapt and change its pollinator so that it can survive. The plant can change its habits and opens its flower during the day so that a hummingbird can come and do its pollinating for the plant during the…

On July 6, 1907, Frida Kahlo, a Mexican-German descent artist, is born as Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon in the “Blue House” in Coyoacan, Mexico. Frida was very fond of her Mexican heritage and displayed it throughout her life. She even changed her birth year to 1910 to coincide with the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution. In 1922, Frida is one of the few women admitted to a prestigious National Preparatory school in Mexico City to study medicine. (Souter) While she studied there,…

evolutions of species over time. Humans wouldn’t have evolved to who we are now if it wasn’t for inherited traits. In fact all species have adapted and evolved to be unique and distinct. For example a hummingbird that has adapted to have longer bills to be able to reach inside a flower to get nectar. Hummingbirds could die out from having short bills so they evolved throughout generations. These types of traits are passed down from generation to generation. All living things inherit traits…

Relationship and Married Life Entertainment Tonight hostO’Dell has been married twice. She was married to her second husband Keith Zubchevich in 2005. A year after she parted ways with her first husband, Richard O’Dell. The couple shares a daughter, Ashby Grace, 9. She is step-mother to Tyler and Carson. Though they were together for more than decades, things didn’t work between them. The couple is no longer together as a source has confirmed to US Weekly. Career and Progression O'Dell…

Are military drones really necessary to fight terrorism? Is it the only way to resolve this issue? Drone technology appears to be increasingly popular as the need of “self-protection” against terrorists becomes more urgent. It is fair to conclude that drones are somewhat efficient. However, plentiful of instances and studies have proved otherwise. The use of military drones promotes terrorism, violates international laws, and invades privacy. They are harmful rather than useful to our society.…

Spring Time Lewis Grizzard one said, “Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” As winter ends and Spring begins, the wildlife comes out to greet us once more, the weather becomes a pleasure to be in, and fun outside activities begin again. Spring is the most beautiful season of them all; and, I wish it could stay all year. Yawning and hungry from months of hibernation, stinky bears rush to the lake to rinse off the winter days and catch a bite to eat. They…

The blacktop of the adjacent street steamed in the heat, almost beckoning a mirage to appear in place of the nursing home that sat on the corner – a small, one-story brick building that despite its beautiful flowers teeming with butterflies and hummingbirds seemed devoid of life. A lone car sat in the parking lot – a blue Toyota minivan which belonged to the family who had just entered the building: two energetic boys who looked longingly at the little league game, an overly-dressed…

An Uncrackable Code Do you know about the Navajo code talkers? Surprisingly, lots of people still don’t know who they are, but they were some of the most important soldiers who served in World War II. They might even be the reason that the Allied powers won the war! The Navajo Code talkers are a group of about 400 Navajo soldiers who created and used a secret code using the Navajo language, which turned out to be extremely useful. To Japan, the code was undecipherable. With the help of the…