Author: Justin Case
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Turkey Vulture Poem
by M. Kathy Raines Wings wheel, sans flutter, Ice dancer gliding on one leg, Bicycler coasting downhill. Grackles and crows flap-flap-flap, Regal hawks do not so sail, You who await morning thermals, You who digest first, lest heft impede ascent. Mauve face nestled in glossy black, Thrifty of movement, Eyes bearing down, Noting struggle, submission.…
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Rio Grande Valley Night Skies
I hope everyone was able to view the Christmas Star. It was truly a once in a lifetime event. I have compiled a list of events for the next three months that may be of interest.
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Don’t Forget!
Did you remember to pay your 2021 TMN annual dues? You only have a few weeks left to accomplish this simple task. You can pay your $15 on-line or by mail to benefit your Rio Grande Valley TMN Chapter and its many valuable environmental activities.
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Pelican Squadron
Concerned about the plight of the pelicans during the cold and windy weather, the 2021 RGVC TMN class formed a committee to design educational materials for our local and visiting citizens.
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Laguna Fiddler Crabs
Fiddler crabs are small, their carapaces, or shells, rarely over two inches in diameter. Only the male fiddler bears an oversized cheleped, or claw-bearing limb, which it waves to attract mates and defend turf.
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The Portuguese Man-of-War: a Beautiful, Venomous Colony
A Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis), also dubbed “bluebottle,” is not a jellyfish. Rather, it is a siphonophore, a colony of same-sexed organisms, called polyps or zooids, working cooperatively as one.