Author Archives: technotink
Slender Shade Grass
Ottochloa gracillima – one of the few grasses that grow in the shade and can withstand mowing. Continue reading
Australian Birds:
A few birds I encountered during an expedition to Australia … Continue reading
Scribbly Gum
The Scribbly Gum is a type of Eucalyptus that gets scribbly patterns on its bark from the scribbly gum moths. Continue reading
Spirits and Entities, the spirituality of Alcohol
Spirits and Entities of Alcoholby Thomas Baurley, Leaf McGowan, Technogypsie Productions It always amazes me how the world really doesn’t understand the “root” of all things, nor pay attention to the “history” of various items or substances that they use … Continue reading
Gray Whales
Names: Gray Whales, whales, devil fish; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Artiodactyla; Infraorder: Cetacea; Family: Eschrichtiidae; Genus: Eschrichtius; Species: E. robustus. Description: Gray Whales are known around the world as either the gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, … Continue reading
Sea Gulls
Names: Sea gull, gulls, mews. Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Charadriiformes; Suborder: Lari; Family: Laridae Genera Description: Sea Gulls are probably the most famous of sea birds. They are part of the family “Laridae” and closely related … Continue reading
Cormorants
Cormorants ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Cormorant Folk Name: Cormorant, shags Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Suliformes; Phalacrocoracidae; Phalacrocorax Locality: Worldwide – Coastal regions. Pacific Northwest in the Americas. P. carbo and P. aristotelis only … Continue reading
Guillemots
Guillemots ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Guillemots Folk Name: guillemot, Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Locality: Description: Known as the common murre or common guillemot, these birds are large auks, with a circumpolar … Continue reading
Puffins
Puffins ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Puffins Folk Name: Puffins, little brother, fraterculini, fratercula Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Fraterculini, arctica (F. arctica; F. cirrhata; F. corniculata; †F. dowi) Locality: Two of the … Continue reading
Murres
Murres ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Common Murres Folk Name: Murre, guillemot, auk, thin billed murre Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Uria species (common: aalge) Locality: Common Murres are generally from the low-arctic … Continue reading