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April 23 against the rural

The April 23 the FLIA invited absolutely everyone from 14 hs. to come and spend the afternoon in front of the book fair to be held in the country, if they want to come all the jobs for a FLIA we would like.

In order to promote the FLIA (independent book fair and A), with the search to enjoy a day outdoors, in order to show a way to disseminate and spread as authors and editors show writers and artists who chose the path of self-management to distribute their work.
can bring their cloths, their tables, their guitars, their partners, their families, or whatever you like bring, come, warning, without permission, but the us are, and our own.

The FLIA (Independent Book Fair A) is already five years old. Today FLIAs made throughout the country, it was also one in Chile and plans another in Colombia, the independent art circuit was established, and the FLIA became cultural event more open, comprehensive and free
today can find

We have a good time, come on, if you want to enjoy some of life that the flier we like to live.

Greetings all

My Period Was Early And Short

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Last weekend we escaped to Monfragüe as we did last year in the company of friends of herons . One of the reasons for the trip was to enjoy the rich population of raptors in this park, among which birds scavenger and its abundance Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus ), with 800 couples surveyed in 2008.

vultures, despite being one of the most beneficial species of our fauna, as they are responsible for eliminating quickly bodies of large animals, have never had good press among the population. People consider them ugly, ugly birds, and in recent years have begun the accused to kill the cattle , checking posteriormenente that most of these attacks were false, because the vultures are gathering to feed on dead animals or remains of deliveries of cows and sheep. It is possible that the vultures can kill a sick or injured animal, but it would be very unlikely to kill a healthy animal.

vulture nests with chicks in the Salto del Gitano (Monfragüe) . this cliff only about 100 breeding pairs of this species and has never been an attack despite the thousands who visit it.

But today I have spent a newspaper article that has left me completely stunned, a woman claimed that nearly devoured by a group of vultures , which was saved by a car appeared and the spooked. In the article in question described how are you the surrounding birds while walking through the outskirts of town and who came to them with no friendly intentions.

Surely the woman is afraid to see these large birds, which probably would have surprised after eating without being able to take flight. Vultures are able to eat several kilos of meat in one sitting and then take several hours until they can get airborne, so it is not unusual to find a group of birds moving awkwardly surprised if at that time. Happened to me several times.

Vulture resting after eating, just meters from me and without any intention to devour

But what is surprising is the reaction of this woman, knowing that you have thought that the vultures were going to attack when surely be waiting to digest. What is surprising is that the Civil Guard have said after receiving the complaint "would monitor the area" and that authorities in several autonomous communities are considering to start controlling the population of vultures. As always, the word "control" is a euphemism for not using the right word: murder, culling or deleted.

Ironically one of the most beneficial species of our birds, a species is being decimated by the use of poisons, will begin to be "controlled" by some frivolous claims. Rather than inform, educate and explain the situation, it is more convenient and faster hit four shots and resolve the problem. As this occurs, the authorities hide poisoning and poaching, and those responsible for these atrocities go unpunished for committing further.

Once again, ignorance is gaining ground not surprise me that since we are in election period, political leaders attempt to harvest another handful of votes allowing control of killer birds. They did it with cormorants and sea lions and also for decades foxes, martens, genets, raptors and other "vermin", so they are well trained.

To conclude I literally copied a comment from a reader of the newspaper that published the article: " The solution, shotgun on his shoulder and ball point, which is a green or a oenejero, as two birds with one stone and let us with such foolishness and protection ... "

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A different tree frog frogs

Hyla arborea with axantismo

A week ago I was with Hector Ruiz and Tino in the Puertu (Sumieo) to see the Bluethroat ( Lucina svecica ) raising in the area. When we were watching them from the broom, listening and began to sing the tree frog (Hyla arborea ) in a nearby pond. We all know frogs by their deep green color and its shape is reminiscent of tropical tree frogs.

Hyla arborea typical staining

But of all normal-appearing frogs that were in the pool, find one with a different color, because instead of being green was gray. This color variety is very rare and I, is the first time I've seen in this species. The green color of San Antonio frogs is due to the combination of several pigment cells: xantóforos (responsible for yellow), iridóforos (responsible for blue) and melanophores (responsible for brown or black color.) When these cells are present, which is the most normal, the frog has a green color characteristic of the species.

When the yellow pigment is not present, the results are frogs or grayish blue. blue varieties are more common in Hyla meridionalis. This phenomenon is called and is Axantismo result of a recessive genetic mutation that causes the xantóforos not form.

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With the arrival of spring and the rising temperatures, many species of amphibians have started playing. Russet frog (Rana temporaria ) Lowland they did in the fall and now it's the turn of the highland peoples who had spent the winter under the snow. Other species with a less differentiated phenology, such as common toads (Bufo bufo ) will use these days to make his productions. You only need to visit the blogs of friends ( 1 , 2) to realize that these last weeks the reproduction of this species is in full swing throughout our country ..

The toads are highly philopatric, ie they have a special fondness playing as the birthplace and repeated year after year in the same places. This means that in certain zones produce large concentrations of players for a few weeks a year in which males gather waiting for mature females come to spawn.

males are armed with patience and compete with other males for the best places and once the females will appear kicks and slaps to get hold of them. Most will not succeed and only those stronger and able to displace its rivals will mate successfully. Because of this, when we study the dynamics and genetics of a population is more important the concept of "effective population" which is the number of individuals that reproduce and thus pass their genes to the next generation, the total population , which includes the fraction that does not play.

The aims amplexus stimulate the female to perform the commissioning. The male presses his front legs and when she is ready arching his body and begins to expel the eggs. The male fertilizes them as they come out with their hind legs and grab the cord coming out of his cloaca and pull him thus helping to deportation (Click on the photos to view in more detail.) When you are finished spawning, a small bead filler transparent black eggs, which can reach several meters in length, eventually tangled branches and pebbles occupying much of the pond or stream.

But not all frogs reach their ponds, hundreds of them unfortunately being killed by cars and that much of the breeding sites are on the verge of roads and highways. Last night, in the town of Tuiza, on a stretch of about 30 meters we recently hit a 15 toads. Would require only a minimal investment by the government to prevent it, and of course just a little care and respect from drivers, but I fear that at least in our country that is a tall order.