Comments on Nature at Close Range: A Real Puzzler

OMG! WTF! LOL! This is amazingly jaw-dropping n...

2009-12-21T07:16:06.262-06:00

OMG! WTF! LOL! This is amazingly jaw-dropping news, Daniel. But moreover it's rather embarrassing to know it was made in the good ole USA. Sadness. I'm without speech.

Hi Eve, thanks for the info regarding the Yellowha...

2009-12-20T18:26:28.685-06:00

Hi Eve, thanks for the info regarding the Yellowhammer pictured for the Alabama state bird being an European species. I'll add the info to the article- that makes more sense then them just choosing a yellowish bird. :)

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Hard to say anything here. But l...

2009-12-20T17:08:25.233-06:00

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Hard to say anything here. But let me try!!
That Yellowhammer actually is a Yellowhammer Daniel but THAT Yellowhammer lives in Europe. I know this because my British blogger friend send me a book of British Birds last Christmas. You know Daniel I've noticed these horrible mistakes in other "books" for kids...they get so many things wrong its embarrassing. You really would think someone would put a little effort into this type of thing.
Now the big question is...are you going to author a puzzle for children that we could REALLY use???

Hi Joan, thanks for the comment. My wife had said...

2009-12-20T16:25:37.506-06:00

Hi Joan, thanks for the comment. My wife had said the exact same thing when I had shown the errors to her- that people were probably buying it as an educational product for their kids- and for it to be factually wrong was ridiculous. :)

That's sad. Especially since some parents migh...

2009-12-20T16:13:17.695-06:00

That's sad. Especially since some parents might actually think they are buying an educational puzzle.