Checking a never ending energy source on Weed Ridge 2011-02-04 - Weed-Sparksville RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. National Energy Education Development Director of Career and Technology Education Doug Keaton of Flatwoods, Greenup Co., KY, center, shows students in the Adair County High School Energy Technology Career Academy on Thursday how to gather data from a wind anemometer in southwestern Adair County. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ECTA staff, students learn about wind data 2011-02-04 - South Adair Co., KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. Anemometer Data:National Energy Education Development Director of Career and Technology Education Doug Keaton of Flatwoods, Greenup Co., KY, center, and Lindsey Wilson College Energy Technology Career Academy Director Heather Spoon, red coat, read data gathered on Thursday afternoon from a wind anemometer in southwestern Adair County. Looking on are Adair County High School students Kayla Holmes, left, Portia Roberts, center, and Sami Jo Ballou, all of whom are members of the ETCA. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Female Downy Woodpecker 2011-02-04 - Snake Creek RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Peggy Spoon. Identifying woodpeckers native to Adair Co., KY is easier with this beautiful capture of Downy Woodpecker, which paid a visit to the feeder at the Fred and Peggy Spoon home on Snake Creek RD, Columbia, KY. This appears to be a female. A Male will have a small red patch on its head. For more about Downey Woodpeckers, click to All About Birds: Downy Woodpecker. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Red-bellied Woodpecker enjoys new feeder 2011-02-03 - Snake Creek RD, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Peggy Spoon. "All the birds love the new feeder Fred made," Peggy Spoon writes of with this photo of a magnificent guest, a beautiful Red-bellied Woodpecker, enjoying food at her husband's feeding station creation. For more on these birds, click to All About Birds: Red-bellied Woodpecker, an entry which includes the birds "Typical voice," and neat tidbits about its habits, including its "undulating flight," typical of Woodpeckers. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Northern Mockingbird. or Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher? 2011-02-03 - Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY - Photo by James Dillon. "Here is a small bird," writes James Dillon. "I don't really know what kind it is though. I took its picture in my front yard in Bowling Green today. Thanks, Columbia Magazine." And thank you James Dillon. Send the answer using the "Contact Form" with this photo. The identification of this beautiful creature will make good practice for the Great Backyard Bird Count, February 18, 19, 20, and 21, 2011. Click on Readmore for Wendy Butler Burt's ID as either a Northern Mockingbird or Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: American Goldfinch at the pond 2011-02-03 - 1535 Bull Run RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. "My frog pond has doubled as an ice skating rink more often than not this winter," writes Barbara Armitage, "but thanks to warmer temperatures in the past few days the ice has melted providing an easy water source for the birds. Leaving plants such as this Iris at the end of summer gives the birds a place to perch at the waters' edge." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Mallards in Flight 2011-02-03 - Long Run Park, Jefferson Co. KY - Photo by Pen. This winter resident is frequently seen at Green River Lake and around farm ponds in Kentucky. For more on this dabbling duck, click to All About Birds: Mallard Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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