Sentences with phrase «by whale light»

Diane Ackerman typically takes as her subjects some of the more beautiful, mesmerizing, and sigh - inducing things on this earth, training her poet's pen on the magic of our five senses (A Natural History of the Senses), the mysteries of the brain (An Alchemy of Mind, 2004), the majesty of her garden (Cultivating Delight, 2001), the ecstasy and transcendence of play, (Deep Play, 1999), the activates of animals (The Moon By Whale Light, 1991), and romantic love (A Natural History of Love, 1990).

Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of many highly acclaimed works of nonfiction, including A Natural History of the Senses — a book beloved by readers all over the world and the volumes Deep Play, A Slender Thread, The Rarest of the Rare, A Natural History of Love, The Moon by Whale Light, and a memoir on flying, On Extended Wings.

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Many dolphins and whales seem to be able to narrow or widen the beam at will by deforming a lump of fat in their forehead, known as the melon, the way a glass lens can shape a cone of light.

After an experienced trainer was pulled in and killed by an orca at SeaWorld, a wildlife biologist who studies the species explains how a killer whale's natural behavior might help shed light on what happened

The discovery of the krill and whale «super-aggregations» sheds light on an important but overlooked foraging ground for the endangered humpbacks — one that may be threatened by the region's rapidly changing climate.

But like an errant strobe light, sonic energy generated by large ships and petroleum exploration vessels can cancel out a whale's ability to communicate.

WE COULD use light echoes to find exoplanets in a similar way to how killer whales «see» through pitch - black water by bouncing sound waves off objects.

A research team led by Shuro Takano at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and Taku Nakajima at Nagoya University observed the spiral galaxy M77 in the direction of the constellation Cetus (the Whale) about 47 million light years away with ALMA.

As you'd expect, the underwater photography is the best part and Salle realizes some striking watery vistas, such as schools of fish lit by a shaft of sunlight and Phillippe's close encounter with a whale.

This realm of diverse wildlife including bald eagles, salmon, seals and a variety of whale species is best accessed by a kayak or a light vessel under power.

Join us on a dogsledding tour through wilderness, dine under the northern lights, see humpback whales swim by your boat or try cross-country skiing like a real Norwegian.

The beauty of the resort starts in the elevated lobby, which is open to the ocean and in the evening is brightened by the twinkling lights of nearby Isla Mujeres (where you can swim with whale sharks).

Other annual events include a Whale Festival, the Mendocino Art Center's Garden Tour featuring exquisitely created home gardens with a luncheon at the Stanford Inn's Raven's Restaurant, an old - time 4th of July parade, the renown Art in the Gardens presented by the Mendocino Botanical Gardens, Winesong celebrating fine wines and local culinary talents in a tasting followed by an auction and celebrations of the Christmas holidays with lights and singing at the inns and lodges of Mendocino, Little River and Elk, and much more.

Explore local birds with The Mendocino Coast Audubon Society by joining their beginning bird identification walks starting at 9 am from the upper parking lot at Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP each day of Whale Festival.

Originally established as a fishing and whaling center, the tiny oceanfront town became a popular creative haven in the late 1800s, when the railroad made it easily accessible to tourists — artists among them — who were lured by the town's expansive ocean views and one - of - a-kind light (which often seems to shine from all directions simultaneously).

BASIC FACTS: «Light by the Water» will be exhibited through July 9, 2012 at the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum, 200 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY.