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<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> has been broken for a while. NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Alert~3:08 EDT</strong>: We will be away from the interwebs much of the next 4 days.  Boardings will be delayed.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/05/11/friday-cat-blogging-364/">Blaze</a></li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~   What a <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-sent-picture-of-my-motorcycle-to-my.html">Fat Kitty</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/05/find-chey-friday-171/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-cat-blogging_10.html">Cat Blogging</A></li><li><I>William of Mass Destruction</I>: <A HREF="http://williamthecat.blogspot.com/2012/05/thursday-wrap-up_10.html">Ready for the Weekend</A></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-cat-blogging-sleepy-time-edition.html">Sleepy time</A> edition</li><li><I>Mickey's Musings</I>:  <a href="http://mickeytheblackcat.blogspot.com/2012/05/big-moon.html">Big Moon</a></li><li><I>Cat From Hell's Blog</I>:  <a href:"http://catfromhell.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/lost-sock-memorial-day/">Lost Sock Memorial Day</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: Flashback Friday with <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/05/flash-back-friday-with-samantha-mr.html" >Samantha, Clementine, Mr. Tigger</a> & Maverick</li><li><I>Little Cat Feet</I>:   <A HREF="http://littlecf.blogspot.com/2012/05/scooby-downspout.html">Scooby's Favorite</A> Outside Place</li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Good Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging_27.html">Heide and George</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:    <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/05/street-seens-50-more-responsible-parenting-in-santa-ana.html">Seen from Our Window</a> boarded 5/12</li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Smockity Frocks</I>: More mail order<a href="http://www.smockityfrocks.com/2012/05/more-mail-order-chicks.html" >Chicks</a></li><li><I>Ben Cruachan Blog</I>: <A HREF="http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11948">Blackbird</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #341 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/05/loose-feathers-342.html" >Snowy Egret</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/05/11/blue-crowned-hanging-parrot-feeding-on-guava/">Yellow-vented Bulbul, Asian Glossy Starlings, and Brown-crowned Hanging-Parrot</a></li><li><I>Dharma Bums</I>:     <a href="http://newdharmabums.blogspot.com/2012/05/wordless-wed-why-band-tailed-pigeons.html">Band-tailed Pigeons</a></li><li><I>Meditations of My Heart</I>:   <a href:"http://idahodimple.blogspot.com/2012/05/blue-heron.html">Blue Heron</a></li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/05/ageing-american-kestrel-chicks/" >American Kestrel Chicks</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Count Your Chicken! We're Taking Over!</I>: <a href="http://nutcase007.blogspot.com/2012/05/crevice-spiny-lizard.html" >Crevice Spiny Lizard</a></li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: Happy Hour with <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/05/nestle.html">Nestlé</a></li><li><I>Le blog du Pierrot</I>: <a href="http://pierrotblog.hautetfort.com/archive/2012/05/11/coquin.html">Coquin</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Skev's B.L.O.G.</I>:  Look at <a href="http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/croft-hovers.html">Hoverflies</a> and <a href="http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/scarlet.html">Scarlet Lily Beetles</a></li><li><I>Biomes Blog</I>: <A HREF="http://biomesblog.typepad.com/the_biomes_blog/2012/05/entry-3070-calvin.html">Calvinh</A></li><li><I>Living With Insects</I>:   <a href:"http://livingwithinsects.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/deconstructing-the-exoskeleton/">Deconstructing the Exoskeleton</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Devil Dog</I>:  Half<A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/05/frootbat-friday.html">Frootbat Friday</A></li><I>Ironicus Maximus</I>: Friday Hound Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://ironicusmaximus.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-hound-blogging_11.html">Hound Blogging</A></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: Flashback Friday with Samantha, Clementine, Mr. Tigger & <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/05/flash-back-friday-with-samantha-mr.html" >Maverick</a></li><li><I>Dohiyi Mir</I>: Friday <A HREF="http://www.dohiyimir.org/2012/05/friday-dogblogging.html">Dogblogging</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Keep Going:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/friday-night-dog-blog-keep-going.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li>/ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 425th  edition</strong>, 5/6,  is up at  <a href="http://iinfidel.com/2012/05/06/carnival-of-the-cats-425/"><em>iInfidel</em></a></li><li><strong>The 426th edition </strong>, 5/13, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://catboys.paulchens.org/"><em>Three Tabby Cats in Vienna</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 359th Edition</strong>, 5/5-6 is up at  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/05/we-are-hosting-weekend-cat-blogging.html"><em>Life From A Cats Perspectivet</em></a></li><li><strong>The 361st  edition</strong>, 5/12-13, will be hosted by <a href="http://mindofmog.net/"><em>Mind of Mog</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
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<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, May, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://www.science20.com/squid_day">Squid A Day</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                             ]]>

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<title>Friday Ark #383</title>
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<modified>2012-05-11T07:47:41Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-04T08:54:00Z</issued>
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<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
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<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
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<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> has been broken for a while. NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~   <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-cat-blogging-same-two-girls.html">Lady Fortuna and Rocky Girl</a></li><li><I>Manx Mnews</I>: Formerly Feral Friday ~ <a href="http://manxmnews.blogspot.com/2012/05/formerly-feral-friday.html" >Gracie</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/05/04/friday-cat-blogging-363/">New Kits</a> On the Blocks</li><li><I>Darling Millie</I>: <A HREF="http://darlingmillie.blogspot.com/2012/05/formerly-feral-friday.html">Formerly Feral</A> Friday</li><li><I>The Nature of A Man</I>:  The Total Poser ~   <a href="http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/05/total-poser.html">California Lion King</a> <em>Simba californica</em></li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Tabby’s Place Forever Home Friday ~  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/05/04/12015" >Trooper</a></li><li><I>Cascade Exposures</I>:  <a href="http://cascadeexposures.com/2012/05/04/spectra-naps/">Spectra naps</a></li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-cat-blogging.html">Ace</A></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: Finally Friday with <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/05/finally-friday-with-samantha-clementine.html" >Samantha, Clementine</a> & Maverick</li><li><I>Crazy Cat Lady Carm</I>:   <a href="http://cclcarm.blogspot.com/2012/05/you-can-visit-our-grandma-on-caring.html" >Boomerang & Lazlow</a></li><li><I>Grr, Midnight & Cocoa </I>:  <a href="http://grrmidnightcocoa.blogspot.com/2012/05/were-7-today.html">We're 7</a> today!</li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>:   The  <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=3100">Team</a> boarded 5/5</li><li><I>Edhat</I>: Cat of the Week ~ <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=87319">Sparta</A> boarded 5/54</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/05/05/©-nesting-building-large-woodshrikes/">Large Woodshrikes</a> <em>(Tephrodornis gularis)</em> boarded 5/5</li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/05/we-are-hosting-weekend-cat-blogging.html" ><strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #360</strong></a></li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging  <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/05/weekend-cat-blogging-luna-and-luna-2/">Luna</a> boarded 5/6</li><li><I>Purrchance To Dream</I>: Six Years of <A HREF="http://daphnex.blogspot.com/2012/05/six-years-of-chloe-and-daphne.html">Chloe and Daphne</A> boarded 5/6</li><li><I>iInfidel</I>: <A HREF="http://iinfidel.com/2012/05/06/carnival-of-the-cats-425/"><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #425</strong></A></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Trevor's Birding</I>:   <a href="http://trevorsbirding.com/dusky-turtle-dove-sunning-itself-addis-ababa-ethiopia/">Dusky Turtle Dove</a></li><li><I>Country Captures</I>:   <a href="http://countrycaptures.blogspot.com/2012/05/florida-cranes-south-carolina-gators.html">Florida Sandhill Cranes</a> and South Carolina Alligators</li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #341 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/05/loose-feathers-341.html" >Atlantic Puffins</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>faith, fabric, and photos...</I>: <a href="http://faithfabricandphotos.blogspot.com/2012/05/ducks-and-geese-and-grackles-at-park.html">Ducks and Geese and Grackles</a>...</li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-run-of-good-fortune-ended-with-bang.html">Greylag Goose</a></li><li><I>Vickie Hendeson Art</I>:  <a href="http://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/05/brown-thrashers-nesting.html">Brown Thrashers</a></li><li><I>Wild Sri Lanka</I>:   <a href:"http://srilankawilderness.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-feel-good.html">Red-vented Bulbul, Asian Koel</a>,  Boulenger's Bronzeback, Garden Lizard, Millipede, Orb Weaver and More</li><li><I>Edhat</I>: <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=87314">Baby Hummingbirds</A></li><li><I>Birding New Jersey and the World</I>:   <A HREF="http://birdaz.com/blog/2012/05/04/too-late-for-the-phalarope/">Red-necked Phalarope</A></li><li><I>The Greenbelt</I>:  <A HREF="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2012/05/phoebe.html">Eastern Phoebe</a></li><li><I>Evenstar Art</I>:  <a href="http://evenstar-art.blogspot.com/2012/05/bird-watching.html" >Heron</a></li><li>Mike Randall Bird Photography:   <a href="http://mikerandall.blogspot.com/2012/05/willow-warbler.html">Willow Warbler</a> boarded 5/6</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Middle Fork</em>:   Happy <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=3082">Bumble Bee</a></li><li><I>Living With Insects</I>:   <a href:"http://livingwithinsects.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/a-decent-burial/">A Decent Burial</a></li><li><I>Wild About Ants</i>:  More About  <a href="http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2012/05/04/more-about-leafcutter-bees/">Leafcutter Bees</a></li><li><I>Martin's Moths</I>: <A HREF="http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2012/05/blankety-blank.html">Lunar Marble Brown</A></li><li><I>The Dragonfly Woman</I>:   <a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/05/04/friday-5-a-trip-to-the-insect-pet-store/">Tarantulas</a></li><li><I>Wild Sri Lanka</I>:  Red-vented Bulbul, Asian Koel,  Boulenger's Bronzeback, Garden Lizard,  <a href:"http://srilankawilderness.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-feel-good.html">Millipede, Orb Weaver</a> and More</li><li><I>The Birds of Thessalonica</I>:   <a href:"http://birdsofthessaloniki.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-microcosmos-in-chrysanthemums-i.html">Μικρόκοσμος σε Χρυσάνθεμα</a> boarded 5/5</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Scottie Chronicles</I>:    <a href:"http://scottiechronicles.com/2012/05/03/im-a-champion/">Champion sleeper</a></li><li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night Basset Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/05/03/thursday-night-basset-blogging-215/">Wembley and Fenway</A></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: Finally Friday with Samantha, Clementine & <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/05/finally-friday-with-samantha-clementine.html" >Maverick</a></li><li><I>Blog da Associação Bianca</I>: <a href="http://biancaassociacao.blogspot.com/2012/05/riva-foi-operada.html">Riva foi operada</a></li><li><I>The Devil Dog</I>: The  <A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/05/wake-me.html">Wake Me</A></li><li><I>Iowa Dog Blog</I>:   <a href:"http://iowadogblog.com/2012/05/06/picture-me-with-a-hangdog-expression/">Hangdog Expression</a> boarded 5/6</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Country Captures</I>:   Florida Sandhill Cranes and <a href="http://countrycaptures.blogspot.com/2012/05/florida-cranes-south-carolina-gators.html">South Carolina Alligators</a></li><li><I>Niches</I>:  <A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/index.php?p=1959">Rat Snake</a></li><li><I>First Draft</I>: Friday Ferretblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.first-draft.com/2012/05/friday-ferretblogging-plushy-tilly-edition.html">Tilly</A></li><li><I>skippy the bush kangaroo</I>: happy <A HREF="http://xnerg.blogspot.com/2012/05/hoppy-kangaroo-blogging-friday.html">kangaroo blogging</A> friday</li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: Happy Hour with <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/05/hoppy-hour-with-flemish-giants.html">Flemish Giants</a></li><li><I>Wild Sri Lanka</I>:  Red-vented Bulbul, Asian Koel,   <a href:"http://srilankawilderness.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-feel-good.html">Boulenger's Bronzeback, Garden Lizard</a>, Millipede, Orb Weaver and More</li><li><I>xenogere</I>:  <a href="http://xenogere.com/is-it-safe/">Five-lined Skink</a>, <em>Eumeces fasciatus</em></li><li><I>Philly Herping</I>: <a href="http://phillyherping.blogspot.com/2012/05/tuesday-morning-i-headed-out-of-house.html">Brown Snake and Garter Snake</a></li><li><I>Rebecca in the Woods</I>:   I explain <a href="http://rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/i-explain-frog-sex-for-a-living/">Frog Sex</a> for a Living</li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/05/friday-cow-blogging.html" >Cow Blogging</a> boarded 5/5</li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/05/study-in-patterns.html">Horse</a> boarded 5/5</li><li><I>The Run*A*Round Ranch Report</I>:   Thighmaster and Ab Blaster - ala  <a href="http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2012/05/thighmaster-and-ab-blaster-ala-squirrel.html">Squirrel</a> boarded 5/6</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Over the Cliff, Onto the Rocks</I>: RIP <a href="http://hipparchia-moonlighting.blogspot.com/2012/04/rip-fluffy-black-dog-1996-2012.html" >Fluffy Black Dog</a>: 1996?-2012</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li><I>Wild About Ants</i>:  Take a <a href="http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2012/05/06/take-a-seat/">Seat</a> boarded 5/6</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 424th  edition</strong>, 4/29,  is up at  <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/wcb-359-12th-meets-carnival-of-the-cats-424.html"><em>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li><li><strong>The 424th edition </strong>, 5/6, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://iinfidel.com/"><em>iInfidel</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 359th Edition</strong>, 4/28-29 is up at  <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/wcb-359-12th-meets-carnival-of-the-cats-424.html"><em>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li><li><strong>The 360th  edition</strong>, 5/5-6, will be hosted by <a href=""http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/"><em>Life From A Cats Perspective</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #382</title>
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<modified>2012-05-04T16:01:13Z</modified>
<issued>2012-04-27T08:25:39Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3600</id>
<created>2012-04-27T08:25:39Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> has been broken for a while. NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  Honda and <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-two-of-girls.html">Lady Fortuna and Rocky Girl</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/04/find-chey-friday-169/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/04/27/friday-cat-blogging-362/">Froggie</a></li><li><I>Noir's Nook</I>:    Tabby At Twilight ~  <a href="http://noirsnook2015.blogspot.com/2012/04/tabby-at-twilight.html">Mooch</a></li><li><em>Mercury Rising</em>:   Friday  Cat Blogging ~<A HREF="http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/friday-cat-blogging-263/">Alexander the Great</A></li><li><I>We Love Luna</I>: <a href="http://weloveluna.blogspot.com/2012/04/meditating.html">Meditating</a></li><li><I>The World In Black & White</i>: Home is <a href="http://theworldinblackwhite.blogspot.com/2012/04/home-is-where-heart-is.html"> Where the Heart Is</a></li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Tabby’s Place Forever Home Friday ~  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/04/27/11968" >Tiffany</a></li><li><I>Feline Rescue, Inc.</I>:   <a href="http://felinerescue.blogspot.com/2012/04/melodi-mars-and-noelle-home-together.html">Melodi Mars and Noelle</a></li><li><I>Little Cat Feet</I>:  Where's <A HREF="http://littlecf.blogspot.com/2012/04/wheres-scout.html">Scout</A></li><li><I>Plush Life</I>:  <A HREF="http://plush-life.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-ripley_27.html">Ripley</a> and <A HREF="http://plush-life.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-maddie.html">Maddie</a></li><li><I>yourish.com</I>:  <A HREF="http://www.yourish.com/2012/04/27/16161">Tig and Gracie</A></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Good Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging_27.html">Heide and George</a></li><li><I>cats in trees</I>:  Taking it easy ~<a href="https://catsintrees.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/taking-it-easy/">Dushi</a></li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>:   Th elegs of <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=3064">Houdini</a> boarded 4/28</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging  <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/04/weekend-cat-blogging-and-photo-hunt-texture/">Luna</a> boarded 4/28</li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:   <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/wcb-359-12th-meets-carnival-of-the-cats-424.html"><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #424</a> and <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/wcb-359-12th-meets-carnival-of-the-cats-424.html"><strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #359</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/04/message-from-hofuf.html">Little Bitterns</a></li><li><I>Birding New Jersey and the World</I>:  My <A HREF="http://birdaz.com/blog/2012/04/26/my-first-bird/">First Bird?</A></li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF=http://www.besgroup.org/2012/04/27/red-junglefowl-mother-hen-and-chick/">Red Junglefowl</a></li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/polyandry-and-polygynandary-on-the-tundra.htm" >Polyandry and Polygynandary</a> on the Tundra</li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #340 ~ Male and Female <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/04/loose-feathers-340.html" >Osprey</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href=http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/04/common-loon-more.html">Long-billed Curlew, Horned Lark, and More</a></li><li><I>Ben Cruachan Blog</I>: <A HREF="http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11848">Yellow-faced Honeyeater and Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos</a></li><li><I>notes from the kelp</I>:   <A HREF="http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=2233">Squawking and stalking</A></li><li><I>Country Captures</I>:   <a href="http://countrycaptures.blogspot.com/2012/04/ducklings-arrive-hooded-mergansers.html">Hooded Merganser Ducklings</a></li><li><I>faith, fabric, and photos...</I>: <a href="http://faithfabricandphotos.blogspot.com/2012/04/wetlands-walkpart-1.html">Eastern Phoebe</a> boarded 4/28</li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/04/lincolns-sparrows-beautifully-bland/" >Lincoln's Sparrow</a> boarded 4/28</li><li><I>The Early Birder</I>:  <a href="http://fabearlybirder.blogspot.com/2012/04/singing-in-rain.html">Common Whitethroat</a> Singing in the RAin: boarded 4/28</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night Basset Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/04/26/thursday-night-basset-blogging-214/">Fenway</A></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Long May You Run:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/friday-night-dog-blog-long-may-you-run.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday Cow Blogging & <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/04/friday-cow-blogging.html" >Sparky gets a Cow lick</a></li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/04/27/friday-whippet-blogging-177/" >Nursery Whippet</a> Blogging</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Urban Pantheist</I>:  The <A HREF="http://urbpan.livejournal.com/1345824.html">Ant's Life</A></li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:   So Very Purple ~  <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/04/so-very-purple.html">Starfish</a></li><li><I>Dave Hubble's ecology spot</I>:   Who you gonna gall?  <a href="http://davehubbleecology.blogspot.com/2012/04/who-you-gonna-gall.html" >Aphids</a>, <em>Cryptomyzus ribis</em><li><li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:   Traffic Jam   <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/traffic-jam-treehoppers/">Treehoppers</a> <em>Enchenopa gracilis</em></li><li><I>DDD</I>:  <a href="http://deansdailydiary.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-27th-april.html">Brown-lipped Snail</a> and Frog</li><li><I>Backyard and Beyond</I>:    <a href="http://matthewwills.com/2012/04/27/lady-bug/" >Asian Lady Beetle</a> (<em>Harmonia axyridis</em>)</li><li><I>Red Tin heart..</I>:   <a href:"http://redtinheart.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-took-all-these-photos-in-past-2-days.html">Bumblebee</a></li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/04/friday_cephalopod_onward_upwar.php">Onward! Upward!</a> boarded 4/28</li><li><I>For the Joy of Flowers...</I>:  <a href="http://forthejoyofflowers.blogspot.com/2012/04/joy.html">Compton Tortoiseshell</a> (<em>Nympalis vaualbum</em>) boarded 4/28</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Rebecca in the Woods</I>:   Baby <a href="http://rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/baby-turtle-squee/">Western Painted Turtle</a>, <em>Chrysemys picta bellii</em></li><li><I>The Wild Photographer</I>: <a href="http://www.thewildphotographer.com/2012/04/bighorn-ram-in-willows-wilcox-pass.html" >Bighorn Ram</a></li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/04/friday-cow-blogging.html" >Cow Blogging</a> & Sparky gets a Cow lick</li><li><I>DDD</I>:  Brown-lipped Snail and <a href="http://deansdailydiary.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-27th-april.html">Frog</a></li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/04/noel.html">Noel</a></li> </ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li><I>Can It Happen Here?</I>:   Friday <a href="http://happening-here.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-critter-blogging.html">Critter Blogging</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 423rd  edition</strong>, 4/22,  is up at  <a href=http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/04/carnival-of-the-cats-and-weekend-cat-blogging/l"><em>CatSynth</em></a></li><li><strong>The 424th edition </strong>, 4/29, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/h"><em>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 359th Edition</strong>, 4/21-22 is up at  <a href=""http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/04/carnival-of-the-cats-and-weekend-cat-blogging/"><em>CatSynth</em></a></li><li><strong>The 360th  edition</strong>, 4/28-29, will be hosted by <a href=""http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/"><em>TBD</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #381</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003599.html" />
<modified>2012-04-27T05:35:04Z</modified>
<issued>2012-04-20T08:53:25Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3599</id>
<created>2012-04-20T08:53:25Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment, emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org rousing...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment, emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org rousing the <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival submission form</a>. NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  Honda and <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-honda-and-mango.html">Mango</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/04/find-chey-friday-168/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Lost in the Cheese Aisle</I>:   Listen to  <a href="http://cheeseaisle.blogspot.com/2012/04/listen.html" >Bernadette</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/04/20/friday-cat-blogging-361/">Lucrezia</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-peaceful.html">peaceful coexistence hog</A> edition</li><li><I>Dohiyi Mir</I>: Friday Catblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.dohiyimir.org/2012/04/friday-catblogging.html">Pearl tolerates</a> Sam</li><li><I>Plush Life</I>: Friday Kittehs ~ <A HREF="http://plush-life.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridai-kittehs.html">Maddie and Ripley</a></li> <li><I>The Poor Mouth</I>:   <a href="http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2012/04/so-what-if-you-cant-change-channels.html" >Boris</a></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Good Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging.html">George and Heide</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:    <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/what-daddy-got-us-from-nip-bones-furrz-mob.html">Nikita and Elvira</a> and <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/fnn-special-repurrt-the-no-kill-animal-shelter-revolution-7.html">No Kill Animal Shelters</a></li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Caturday at Tabby's Place ~   <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/04/21/11932" >Miss Phillipa</a></li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>:   <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=3037">Short Love Affair</a> boarded 4/21</li><li><I>The Poupeounette</I>:   <a href:"http://thepoupounette.blogspot.com/2012/04/snuggles-on-sunday.html">Snuggles</a> on Sunday; boarded 4/22</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging  <a href="http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/04/weekend-cat-blogging-wild-cats-on-earth-day/">Wild Cats on Earth Day</a> boarded 4/22</li><li><I>Thus Spake Russ</I>: Gotcha Day   ~ <a href="http://emersons.net/?p=3607" >Kismet and Packet</a> boarded 4/22</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:      <a href="http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/04/carnival-of-the-cats-and-weekend-cat-blogging/"><Strong><em> Carnival of the Cats #423  and Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #359</strong></a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Rasberry Rabbits</I>:   Happy Friday ~ Harrington and Hannah have a <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-friday-goose-for-dinner.html">Goose</a> for dinner</li><li><em>Katnip Lounge</em>:    <a href="http://katniplounge.blogspot.com/2012/04/flighty-friday.html" >Southwestern Flycatcher</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #339 ~ Male and Femaile<a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/04/loose-feathers-339.html" >Greater Sage-Grouse</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>The Birds of Thessalonica</I>:   <a href:"http://birdsofthessaloniki.blogspot.com/2012/04/yellow-wagtail-motacilla-flava.html">Yellow Wagtail</a>,  <em>Motacilla flava</em></li><li><I>The Zen Birdfeeder</I>:    <a href="http://wildbirdsunlimited.typepad.com/the_zen_birdfeeder/2012/04/its-time-to-hang-a-hummingbird-feeder.html">Hummingbirds</a></li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/04/heavy-showers-this-afternoon-although.html">Goldcrest</a></li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-see-blogger-has-changed-things-again.html">Redwings</a></li><li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/04/lifer-among-waders.html">Curlew Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, and More</a> boarded 4/21</li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/04/american-bittern-scotia-pond/" >American Bittern</a> boarded 4/21</li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/swamp-angel.htm" >Hermit Thrush</a> boarded 4/21</li><li><I>Research at a snail's pace</I>: <A HREF="http://pascals-puppy.blogspot.com/2012/04/feeling-blue.html">Eastern Bluebird</A> boarded 4/22</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night Basset Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/04/19/thursday-night-basset-blogging-213/">Fenway stares, Wembley howls</A></li><li><I>The Devil Dog</I>: The  <A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/04/what.html">What's wrong?</A></li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/04/20/friday-whippet-blogging-176/" >Whippet Blogging</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Just Another Day:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/friday-night-dog-blog-just-another-day.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:   Fridays are Golden ~   <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridays-are-golden_20.html">Ellie and Lucy</a></li><I>Ironicus Maximus</I>: Friday Hound Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://ironicusmaximus.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-hound-blogging_20.html">Astar</A></li><li><I>The Poupeounette</I>:   <a href:"http://thepoupounette.blogspot.com/2012/04/snuggles-on-sunday.html">Snuggles</a> on Sunday; boarded 4/22</li><li><I>The Scottie Chronicles</I>:    <a href:"http://scottiechronicles.com/2012/04/22/silent-sunday-12/">Silent Sunday</a> boarded 4/22</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Arizona: Beetles Bugs Birds and More</I>:   <a href=http://arizonabeetlesbugsbirdsandmore.blogspot.com/2012/04/cutworms-are-beautiful.html">Cutworms are</a> beautiful</li><li><I>The Bug Geek</I>:   <a href:"http://thebuggeek.com/2012/04/20/photo-friday-bluish-spring-moth/">Bluish Spring Moth</a>, <em>Lomographa semiclarata</em></li><li><I>Backyard and Beyond</I>:    <a href="http://matthewwills.com/2012/04/20/butterflies-2/" >American Lady</a> (<em>Vanessa virginiensis</em>)</li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:   Collecting <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/04/collecting-eggs.html">Rock Snail</a> eggs; boarded 4/21</li><li><I>Donegal Wildlife</I>: Looking BAck ~ <a href="http://donegal-wildlife.blogspot.com/2012/04/three-for-price-of-one.html">Three for the price of one</a>; boarded 4/22</li><li><I>Dawns bloggy blog</I>:   <a href="http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/garden-butterfliescarthagenc.html">Garden Butterflies</a> boarded 4/22</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>A Houseful of Rabbits</I>:  <a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/04/royal-stretch.html">Mid-Hop? Or, Mid-Flop?</a></li><li><I>The Rasberry Rabbits</I>:   Happy Friday ~ <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-friday-goose-for-dinner.html">Harrington and Hannah</a> have a Goose for dinner</li><li><I>First Draft</I>: Friday Ferretblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.first-draft.com/2012/04/friday-ferretblogging-2.html">Tillybean</A> a box</li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/04/winston.html">Winston</a></li><li><I>Ecobirder</I>:  Threatened  <A HREF="http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2012/04/snapping-turtle.html">Snapping Turtle</a></li><li><I>The Nature of A Man</I>:     <a href="http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/04/smelly-cat.html>Smelly Cat</a></li><li><I>The Wild West!</I>: <a href="http://bedfordshirewild.blogspot.com/2012/04/brown-rats.html">Brown Rats</a> boarded 4/21</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Cokie the Cat</I>:  A Cat's Last Will & Testament<a href="http://cokiethecat.blogspot.com/2012/04/cats-last-will-testament.html" >Petie and Wynnie</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 422nd  edition</strong>, 4/15,  is up at  <a href="http://meowersofdeath.blogspot.com/2012/02/carnival-of-cats-415.html"><em>When Cats Attack!</em></a></li><li><strong>The 423rd edition </strong>, 4/22, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.ptank.com/catsynth"><em>CatSynth</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 358th Edition</strong>, 4/14-15 is...well, I don't know <a href=""http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/"><em>xxxa</em></a></li><li><strong>The 359th  edition</strong>, 4/21-22, will be hosted by <a href=""http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/"><em>TBD</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
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<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> has been broken for a while. As of 4:PM EDT 4/13 the Blogcarnival site is up.</p>
<p>NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are off.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-rocky-girl.html">Rocky Girl</a></li><li><I>First Draft</I>: Friday Guest Catblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.first-draft.com/2012/04/friday-guest-catblogging-jane-on-a-box.html">Jane on</A> a box</li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/04/find-chey-friday-167/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/04/13/friday-cat-blogging-360/">Bootsie</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-pillow-hog-edition.html">pillow hog</A> edition</li><li><I>A French Education</I>: Good to the Last Drop ~ <a href="http://a-french-education.blogspot.com/2012/04/good-to-last-drop.html" >Pompon</a></li> <li><I>The Poor Mouth</I>:   <a href="http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-i-will-not-open-my-eyes.html" >Ted</a></li><li><I>Perfectly Parker</I>:  The  <a href="http://perfectlyparker.blogspot.com/2012/04/prettiest-gal-in-o-hi-o.html" >Prettiest Gal</a> in O Hi O</li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging_13.html">Such A Boy</A></li><li><I>Take Joy!</I>:  <a href="http://kirbanita.typepad.com/take_joy/2012/04/watching.html">Ysabeau</a>  watching</li><li><I>Weight Maven</I>:  Friday <a href:"http://weightmaven.org/2012/04/13/friday-cat-blogging-literally/">Cat Blogging</a></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Good Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-onyx-my-grandpas.html">Onyx, George, and Heidi</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-sammy-be-sure-to.html">Sammy</a></li><li><I>Later On</I>: <A HREF="http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/megs-on-a-rug/">Megs</A> on a rug</li><li><I>Plush Life</I>: Friday Kittehs ~ <A HREF="http://plush-life.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-kittehs.html">Maddie and Ripley</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  The No Kill Animal Shelter REvolution ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/fnn-special-repurrt-the-no-kill-animal-shelter-revolution-1-.html">Nikita and Elvira</a></li><li><I>Edhat</I>: Cat of the Week ~ <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=85509">Rosie</A> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: The Saturday Photohunt is Sturdy with <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/04/saturday-photohunt-is-sturdy-with.html" >Samantha and Clementine</a> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  PT 4 of <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/fnn-special-repurrt-the-no-kill-animal-shelter-revolution-4-.html">Nikita and Elvira</a>'s report on No Kill Animal Shelters; boarded 4/15</li><li><I>Cat With A Garden</I>: My 4th Birthday ~ <a href="http://catwithagarden.blogspot.com/2012/04/special-birthday.html">Seina Snowfox</a> boarded 4/15</li><li><I>Feline Rescue, Inc.</I>:   <a href="http://felinerescue.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-tree-kittens.html">Tree Kittens</a> boarded 4/15</li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-first-white-throated-robin.html">White-throated Robin and Common Redstart</a></li><li><I>An English Girl Rambles......</I>:   Squirrel and <a href="http://anenglishgirlrambles.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-afternoon-visitor.html">Hawk</a></li><li><I>Nature's Feather Music</I>: <a href="http://jkissnhug.blogspot.com/2012/04/sandhill-crane-making-beautiful-music.html" >Sandhill Crane</a></li><li><I>The Zen Birdfeeder</I>:    <a href="http://wildbirdsunlimited.typepad.com/the_zen_birdfeeder/2012/04/its-finch-city.html">Finch City</a></li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/04/dastardly-fog-was-back-with-vengeance.html">Treecreeper</a>, Orange Tip, and Speckled Wood</li><li><I>Skev's B.L.O.G.</I>:  Look at <a href="http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/black-winged-stilt.html">Black-winged Stilt</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #338 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/04/loose-feathers-338.html" >Smith's Longspur</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Hakodate Birding</I>:  <a href="http://hakodatebirding.blogspot.com/2012/04/spring-slowly-unrolling.html">osprey, Great Cormorant, and More</a></li><li><I>i used to hate birds</I>:   <a href="http://www.iusedtohatebirds.com/2012/04/steigerwald-lake-nwr_13.html">Purple Martins, Western Meadowlarks, and More</a></li><li><I>faith, fabric, and photos...</I>: <a href="http://faithfabricandphotos.blogspot.com/2012/04/blue-grass-visit.html">Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, and More</a></li><li><I>Farmgirl Fare</I>: <A HREF="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2012/04/tail-end-of-week-get-your-friday-farm_13.html">Farm Folk</A></li><li><I>Nature At My Doorstep</I>: <a href="http://naturemydoorstep.blogspot.com/2012/04/junco.html">Junco</a></li><li><I>Country Captures</I>:   Winter  <a href="http://countrycaptures.blogspot.com/2012/04/crested-caracara.html">Crested Caracara</a> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>The Nature of A Man</I>:    Hanging with <a href="http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/04/hanging-with-miss-moss.html">Miss Moss and Friends</a>boarded 4/15</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/04/15/yellow-vented-bulbul-in-my-garden/">Yellow-vented Bulbul</a>  (<em>Pycnonotus goiavier</em>) boarded 4/15</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Backyard and Beyond</I>:    <a href="http://matthewwills.com/2012/04/12/7460/" >Moth Fly</a></li><li><I>A Little Piece of Me</I>:    <a href="http://thesunriseofmylife.blogspot.com/2012/04/bee-focused-on-flower.html">Bee</a></li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:  Treecreeper,    <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/04/dastardly-fog-was-back-with-vengeance.html">Orange Tip, and Speckled Wood</a></li><li><I>Blog name</I>:   <a href:"http://caterpillarblog.com/2012/04/13/open-wide/">Caterpillar Mouthparts</a></li><li><I>Wild About Ants</i>:   <a href="http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2012/04/13/new-article-about-egg-laying-by-ant-queens/"><em>Cardiocondyla obscurior</em></a></li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/04/friday_cephalopod_red.php">Red</a></li><li><I>Ben Cruachan Blog</I>: <A HREF="http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11725">BAtwing Moth, Twig Moth, Two-ribbed Footman, and More</a></li><li><I>The Backyard Arthropod Project</I>: Small <a href="http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2012/04/14/introduced-pine-sawfly-larva/" >Pine Sawfly Larva</a> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:   <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/04/yawn.html">Ladybug</a> boarded 4/15</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>An English Girl Rambles......</I>:    <a href="http://anenglishgirlrambles.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-afternoon-visitor.html">Squirrel</a> and Hawk</li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/04/seren.html">Seren</a></li><li><I>JB's Big World</I>: <a href="http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/04/this-friend-was-not-to-my-moms-liking.html" >Eastern Ribbon Snake</a></li><li><I>Ecobirder</I>:  Threatened  <A HREF="http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2012/04/threatened-wolves.html">Wolves</a></li><li><I>Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding</I>: The <A HREF="http://rigorvitae.blogspot.com/2012/04/bat-appreciation-week-part-ii.html">Bat Appreciation</A> Week</li><li><I>Count Your Chicken! We're Taking Over!</I>: <a href=http://nutcase007.blogspot.com/2012/04/snakes-i-almost-stepped-on.html" >Snakes</a> I almost stepped on</li><li><I>Farmgirl Fare</I>: <A HREF="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2012/04/tail-end-of-week-get-your-friday-farm_13.html">Farm Folk</A></li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/albino-squirrel.htm" >Albino Squirrel</a> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>The Nature of A Man</I>:    hanging with <a href="http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/04/hanging-with-miss-moss.html">Miss Moss and Friends</a>boarded 4/15</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Meandering Passage</I>:    <a href="http://meanderingpassage.com/2012/04/11/unexpected-2/">Foster</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Only time:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/friday-night-dog-blog-only-time.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:   Fridays are Golden ~   <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridays-are-golden_13.html">Ellie and Lucy</a></li><I>Ironicus Maximus</I>: Friday Hound Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://ironicusmaximus.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-hound-blogging_13.html">King</A></li><li><I>The Scottie Chronicles</I>:   The <a href:"http://scottiechronicles.com/2012/04/13/fridays-foto-fun-the-beteag-scotties/">Beteag Scotties</a></li><li><I>Farmgirl Fare</I>: <A HREF="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2012/04/tail-end-of-week-get-your-friday-farm_13.html">Farm Folk</A></li><li><I>Edhat</I>: Dog of the Week ~ <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=85519">Brownie</A> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday Whippet Blogging ~   <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/04/14/friday-whippet-blogging-saturday-edition/" >Saturday Edition</a> boarded 4/14</li><li><I>Pamibe</I>:  <a href="http://pamibe.com/2012/04/regression/">Bree</a> boarded 4/15</li><li><I>Texas Oasis</I>   <a href="http://txoasis.blogspot.com/2012/04/good-excuse-for-parade.html" >Canines in drag</a> boarded 4/15</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 421st  edition</strong>, 4/8,  is up at  <a href="http://imeowza.com/2012/04/06/carnival-of-the-weekend-cat-blogging-cats/"><em>iMeowza</em></a></li><li><strong>The 422nd edition </strong>, 4/15, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.whencatsattack.com/"><em>When Cats Attack!</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 357th Edition</strong>, 4/7-8 is up at <a href="http://imeowza.com/2012/04/06/carnival-of-the-weekend-cat-blogging-cats/"><em>iMeowza</em></a></li><li><strong>The 358th  edition</strong>, 4/14-15, will be hosted by <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/"><em>Paulchen's Food Blog?!</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #379</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003597.html" />
<modified>2012-04-10T15:30:30Z</modified>
<issued>2012-04-06T08:05:05Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3597</id>
<created>2012-04-06T08:05:05Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> is down again. 

<p>NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p></p>

<p><strong>Alert:</strong> 12:13 EDT SAturday 4/7.  Updates may be delayed the rest of the weekend as we have to travel a bit unexpectedly.</p>

<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Manx Mnews</I>: Feline stillness ~ <a href="http://manxmnews.blogspot.com/2012/01/miss-boo-new-hangout.html" >Abby</a></li><li><em>Katnip Lounge</em>:    <a href="http://katniplounge.blogspot.com/2012/04/femme-friday.html" >Femme Friday</a></li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Traditional Friday Cat Blogging  with  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/04/06/11794" >Miss Caitie</a></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Good Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/04/good-friday-cat-blogging-george-in.html">George and Heidi</a></li><li><I>Lost in the Cheese Aisle</I>:     <a href="http://cheeseaisle.blogspot.com/2012/04/fuzzy-visitor.html" >Bernadette</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-reine-be-sure-to.html">Reine</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: Happy 5th Blogoversary with<a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-6th-blogoversary-with-samantha.html" >Samantha, Clementine </a>, Maverick & Mom</li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  An Invite, A Compliment, A Challenge and A Choice:  <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/an-invite-a-compliment-a-challenge-and-a-choice.html">Nikita</a></li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>:   <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=2982">Thurman</a> boarded 4/7</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging  <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/04/weekend-cat-blogging-and-photo-hunt-awesome-and-passover/">Luna</a> boarded 4/9</li><li><I>Imeowza</I>: <A HREF="http://imeowza.com/2012/04/06/carnival-of-the-weekend-cat-blogging-cats/"><strong><em>Carnival of the Weekend Cat Blogging Cats/</em></strong></A></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/field-sparrow-and-prey.htm" >Field Sparrow</a> and Prey</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/04/06/the-adult-male-little-bronze-cuckoo/">Little Bronze Cuckoo</a>  (<em>Chrysococcyx minutillus peninsularis</em>)</li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #337 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/04/loose-feathers-337.html" >EAstern Phoebe</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/04/jizan-and-deep-south-west.html">Pink-backed Pelican</a></li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/04/turn-around-with-weather-again-today-it.html">Blackbird, Coal tit, Mistlethrush, and More</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Invertebrate Diaries</I>:  <a href="http://invertdiary.ebaker.me.uk/2012/04/baby-octopus-explosion.html">Baby Octopus Explosion</a></li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:    Field Sparrow and    <a href="http://10000birds.com/field-sparrow-and-prey.htm" >Prey<</a> and Prey</li><li><I>A Little Piece of Me</I>:    <a href="http://thesunriseofmylife.blogspot.com/2012/04/praying-mantis-learning-from-nature.html">Praying Mantis</a></li><li><I>Edhat</I>: <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=85265">Sea Monster</A></li><li><I>Dave Hubble's ecology spot</I>:   Bees  <a href="http://davehubbleecology.blogspot.com/2012/04/focusing-on-familiar-i-ladybirds-part-1.html" >Ladybirds</a><li><li><I>The Early Birder</I>: Windy <a href="http://fabearlybirder.blogspot.com/2012/04/recent-butterfly-sightings.html">Butterfly Sightings</a> boarded 4/7</li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>:  First Insect ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/04/nomada-bee.html">Cuckoo Bee</a>  boarded 4/7</li><li><I>The Backyard Arthropod Project</I>: Small <a href="http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2012/04/07/small-whirligig-beetle/" >Whirligig Beetle</a> boarded 4/7</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Niches</I>:  <A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/index.php?p=1953">Boxing Day</a></li><li><I>The Rasberry Rabbits</I>:   Happy Friday ~ <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-friday.html">Harrington and hannah</a></li><li><em>Out walking the dog</em>: Another NYC Borough falls to the <a href="http://outwalkingthedog.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/another-nyc-borough-falls-to-the-coyote/" >Coyote</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-cat-blogging-mushroom-hunting.html">Mushroom Hunting</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Moonshadow:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/friday-night-dog-blog-moon-shadow.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>The Devil Dog</I>: The  <A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/04/that-smells-good.html">That Smells Good</A></li><li><I>The World In Black & White</i>: <a href="http://theworldinblackwhite.blogspot.com/2012/04/maci_06.html">Maci</a></li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday Whippet Blogging ~   <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/03/30/friday-whippet-blogging-174/" >Benjamin</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>: Happy 5th Blogoversary with Samantha, Clementine, <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-6th-blogoversary-with-samantha.html" >Maverick</a> & Mom</li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:   Fridays are Golden ~   <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridays-are-golden.html">Ellie and Lucy</a>boarded 4/7</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Why Now?</I>: <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/04/06/friday-cat-blogging-359/" >Tonto</a>: 2004-2012</li><ul><li><a href="http://wnbld.blogspot.com/2005/07/friday-cat-blogging_29.html">Tonto first boarded</a> the Friday Ark on July 29, 2005: <a href="http://themodulator.org/archives/001910.html">the 45th Sailing</a></li></ul></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 420th  edition</strong>, 4/1,  is up at by <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/carnival-of-the-cats-420-april-fools-day-edition.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li><li><strong>The 421st edition </strong>, 4/8, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://imeowza.com/"><em>iMeowza</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 356th Edition</strong>, 3/31-4/1 is up at <a href="http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-356-here-link-up.html"><em>Sidewalk Shoes</em></a></li><li><strong>The 357th  edition</strong>, 4/6-8, will be hosted by <a href="http://imeowza.com/"><em>iMeowza</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                         ]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #378</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003596.html" />
<modified>2012-04-06T06:42:19Z</modified>
<issued>2012-03-30T08:23:40Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3596</id>
<created>2012-03-30T08:23:40Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> <strike>has been broken for a while</strike> looks like it is back up.

<p>HmmPH!  On Tuesday, 4/3, 15 2:48 EDT, The BlogCarnival site unavailable again.</p>

<p>Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p><br />
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p></p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-three-cats.html">parker Dmitri, Mango, and Rocky Girl</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/03/30/friday-cat-blogging-358/">Froggy</a></li><li><I>Noir's Nook</I>:      <a href="http://noirsnook2015.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-us.html>Friday Us</a></li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Tabby’s Place Forever Home Friday ~  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/03/30/11757" >Lucky</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-dash-be-sure-to.html">Dash</a></li><li><em>Mercury Rising</em>:   Friday  Cat Blogging ~<A HREF="http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/friday-cat-blogging-260/">Alexander the Great</A></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-rare-photo-of-heidi.html">George and Heidi</a></li><li><I>Feline Rescue, Inc.</I>:   <a href="http://felinerescue.blogspot.com/2012/03/baby-kitties.html">Baby Kitties!</a></li><li><I>Meezer Tails</I>: <a href="http://meezertails.blogspot.com/2012/03/occupy-kitchen.html">Occupy the Kitchen</a></li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>:  Sopping Wet <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=2951">Nuit</a></li><li><I>Sidewalk Shoes</I>:  <a href="http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-356-here-link-up.html"><strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #356</strong></a></li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~ Rainy Saturday: <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-rainy-saturday-hipstamatic-and-instagram/">Luna</a> boarded 3/31</li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Fluffy Tail Friday with<a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/fluffy-tail-friday-with-samantha.html" >Samantha, Clementine</a> boarded 3/31</li><li>Joseph Palmer:April Fools Cat Blogging ~  <A HREF="http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-bin/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2012/4/01/11:03:20:00">Miko and Toiry</A> boarded 4/1</li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:   <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/04/carnival-of-the-cats-420-april-fools-day-edition.html"><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #420</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/white-cheeked-pintails.htm" >White-Cheeked Pintails</a></li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/03/30/a-beautiful-nest-and-nature-programmed-hygiene/">Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker</a>  (<em>Dicaeum cruentatum</em>)</li><li><I>Sitka Nature</I>: <A HREF="http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2012/03/30/western-gull/">Western Gull</A>(?)</li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #336 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/03/loose-feathers-336.html" >Lesser Scaup</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Beasts in A Populous City</I>:  Flamingo Friday ~  <a href:"http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/03/flamingo-friday-preening-frenzy-ii.html">Preening Frenzy</a></li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/03/wild-turkeys-in-town.html">Wild Turkeys</a> boarded 3/31</li><li><em>Out walking the dog</em>: <a href="http://outwalkingthedog.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/nyc-peacocks-and-blossoms/" >Peacocks</a> boarded 3/31</li><li><I>BirdingBlogs.com</I>: Thailand ~   <A HREF="http://birdingblogs.com/2012/alexvargas/mae-wong-got-alive">Rusty-naped Pitta, Rufous-throated Partiridge, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, and More</A> boarded 3/31</li><li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/03/on-move.html">Grey Wagtail, White Stork, Pallid Harrier, and More</a> boarded 3/31</li><li><I>Vickie Hendeson Art</I>:  <a href="http://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/04/eastern-bluebirds-landlord-or-local.html">Eastern Bluebirds</a> boarded 4/1</li><li><I>Northview Diary</I>: Birdstalking ~ <a href="http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunday-stillsbirdstalking.html">Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, and Tufted Titmouse</a> boarded 4/1</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/03/cooper.html">Bleakster</a></li><li><I>First Draft</I>: Friday Ferretblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.first-draft.com/2012/03/friday-ferretblogging-2.html">Raiden</A></li><li><I>The Rasberry Rabbits</I>:   <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/03/happy-friday_30.html">Harrington</a></li><li><I>The Wild West!</I>: <a href="http://bedfordshirewild.blogspot.com/2012/03/rabbits-and-stingers.html">Rabbit</a>s and Stingers!</li><li><I>The Wild Photographer</I>: <a href="http://www.thewildphotographer.com/2012/03/idaho-pigmy-rabbit-mackay-idaho.html" >Idaho Pygmy Rabbit</a></li><li><I>Living Alongside Wildlife</I>: What is <a href="http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2012/03/readers-write-in-what-is-this-snake_31.html" >this Snake</a>? boarded 3/31</li><li><I>The Run*A*Round Ranch Report</I>:     <a href="http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2012/04/drats.html">Dang Varmints!</a> boarded 4/1</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night Basset Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/03/29/thursday-night-basset-blogging-210/">Fenway</A></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Circles Within Circles:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/friday-night-dog-blog-circles-within.html">Dexter, Hannah</a></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:   Fridays are Golden ~   <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/03/fridays-are-golden_30.html">Lucy and Ellie</a></li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday   <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/03/30/friday-whippet-blogging-174/" >Whippet Blogging</a></li><li><I>We Three Doxies</I>:   <a href="http://wethreedoxies.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-wonderin.html">Puddles </a> ~ Just Wonderin'..</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Skev's B.L.O.G.</I>:  Look at <a href="http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/herald.html">Herald</a> (<em>Scoliopteryx libatrix</em></li><li><I>Dave Hubble's ecology spot</I>:   Bees  <a href="http://davehubbleecology.blogspot.com/2012/03/banking-on-bees.html" ><em>Bombylius major</em>, <em>Andrena cineraria</em>, and More</a></li><li><I>The Bug Geek</I>:   <a href:"http://thebuggeek.com/2012/03/30/photo-friday-they-killed-my-plant-pseudococcus-longispinus/">Long-tailed Mealybugs</a>, <em>Pseudococcus longispinus</em></li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/03/friday_cephalopod_theyre_evolv.php">Octopus</a> evolving wings!</li><li><I>JB's Big World</I>: <a href="http://jbsbigworld.blogspot.com/2012/03/variegated-fritillary-convention.html" >Variegated Fritillary</a></li><li><I>Blue Jay Barrens</I>:  <a href="http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2012/03/looking-for-henrys-elfin-finding-olive.html">Olive Hairstreak</a> baorded 3/31</li><li><I>The Backyard Arthropod Project</I>: About <a href="http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2012/03/31/all-about-arthropod-appendages/" >Arthropod Appendages</a> boarded 3/31</li><li><I>Blog name</I>:   Emergences ~ <a href:"http://caterpillarblog.com/2012/04/01/emergences/"><em>Polygrammate hebraeicum</em and <em>Acronicta americana</em></a> boarded 4/1</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>A Houseful of Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/03/our-oh-so-special-lucky-has-died.html" >Lucky</a></li><ul><li><a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2009/04/luckys-dust-ruffle.html">Lucky first boarded</a> the Friday Ark on April 16, 2009: <a href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003360.html">the 329th Sailing</a></li></ul></ul></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 419th  edition</strong>, 3/25,  was hosted by <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/carnival-of-cats-419-with-samantha.html"><em>Samantha, Clementine & Maverick</em></a></li><li><strong>The 420th edition </strong>, 4/1, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/"><em>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 355th Edition</strong>, 3/24-25 is up at <a href="http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-355/"><em>CatSynth</em></a></li><li><strong>The 356th  edition</strong>, 3/31-4/1, will be hosted by <a href="http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/"><em>Sidewalk Shoes</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #377</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003595.html" />
<modified>2012-04-04T07:25:54Z</modified>
<issued>2012-03-23T08:34:50Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3595</id>
<created>2012-03-23T08:34:50Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> has been broken for a while. NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  What I See: <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-what-i-see.html">Grey Feather</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/03/find-chey-friday-165/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ Exhaustion: <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/03/23/friday-cat-blogging-357/">Specialist Underhouse</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-veil-of-mystery.html">veil of mystery</A> edition</li><li><I>Meezer Tails</I>: <a href="http://meezertails.blogspot.com/2012/03/occupy-bed-weekend.html">Occupy the Bed</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Wordless Friday with <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/wordless-friday-with-samantha.html" >Samantha, Clementine</a> & Maverick </li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  Welcome to FNN Center! <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/03/remodeling-the-new-hq-welcome-to-fnn-center-.html">Nikita and Elvira</a></li><li><I>Later On</I>: <A HREF="http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/miss-megs-showing-tufts-having-fun/">Miss Megs</A></li><li><I>red lake rosie's rescue</I>:   <a href="http://redlakerosie.blogspot.com/2012/03/carl-kitten.html">Carl Kitten</a></li><li><I>Feline Rescue, Inc.</I>:   <a href="http://felinerescue.blogspot.com/2012/03/miss-melodi-mars.html">miss Melody Mars</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-roi-be-sure-to.html">Roi</a></li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging_23.html">Approved Cat Bed</A></li><li><I>The Island Cats</I>:  That's Entertainment ~ <a href="http://www.island-cats.com/?p=17424">Wally</a></li><li><I>Forever Foster</I>:   <a href="http://foreverfoster.blogspot.com/2012/03/its-our-party.html">It's Our Party!</a></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-george-heidi_23.html">George and Heidi</a> boarded 3/24</li><li><I>Hannah & Lucy</I>:   <a href="http://myblogoffurrycreatures.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-garden.html">In the Garden</a> boarded 3/24</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:      <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-355/"><Strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #355</strong></a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/carnival-of-cats-419-with-samantha.html" ><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #419</strong></a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/03/mansouriyah.html">Pale-throated Oied Wheatear, Daurian Shrike, Common Myna, and More</a></li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/03/south-eastern-american-kestrel-egg-color-variation/" >American Kestrel</a></li><li><I>A Little Piece of Me</I>:    <a href="http://thesunriseofmylife.blogspot.com/2012/03/mourning-dove-spring-blossoms.html">Mourning Dove</a></li><li><I>Hakodate Birding</I>:  <a href="http://hakodatebirding.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-morning-in-onuma.html">Jays, Japanese Pygmy Woodpeckers, and Long Tailed Tit</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #335 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/03/loose-feathers-335.html" >Rufous Hummingbird</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/03/western-meadowlark.html">Western Meadowlark</a></li><li><I>Beasts in A Populous City</I>:  Flamingo Friday ~  <a href:"http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/03/flamingo-friday-preening-frenzy-i.html">Preening</a></li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/owls-of-galapagos-islands.htm" >owls</a> of the Galapagos Islands; boarded 3/24</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night  <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/03/22/thursday-night-basset-blogging-209/">Wembley and Fenway</A></li><li><I>The Devil Dog</I>: The  <A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/03/awful-truth.html">Awful Truth</A></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Wordless Friday  with Samantha, Clementine & <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/wordless-friday-with-samantha.html" >Maverick</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Move On Up:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/friday-night-dog-blog-move-on-up.html">Dexter, Hannah</a>, and Frogs</li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday  Whippet Blogging ~ <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/03/23/friday-whippet-blogging-169/" >Jason</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Edhat</I>: <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=84103">Wilson the Weasel</A></li><li><I>Willow House Chronicles</i>:  Blacksmith Day ~  Formerly <a href="http://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/blacksmith-day/">Barefoot Horses</a></li><li><I>Niches</I>:  <A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/index.php?p=1947">Snapping Turtle</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Move On Up:  Dexter, Hannah, and  <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/friday-night-dog-blog-move-on-up.html">Frogs</a></li><li><I>A Houseful of Rabbits</I>:  <a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/03/rg-hey-rg.html">Zoey, the Concerned</a></li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/03/simon-and-river.html">Simon and River</a></li><li><em>Greg laden's Blog</em>: <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/03/cynomys_ludovicianus.php">Black Tailed Prairie Dog</a>, <em>Cynomys ludovicianus</em></li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:   Of   <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/retrachydes-thoracicus-times-four/">Longhorned Beetle</a> <em>Retrachydes thoracicus</em></li><li><I>Fall To Climb</I>: Light, camera...action! <a href="http://thebuggeek.com/2012/03/23/photo-friday-western-conifer-seed-bug-leptoglossus-occidentalis/">Western Conifer Seed Bug</a> (<em>Leptoglossus occidentalis</em>)</li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/03/friday_cephalopod_scuba_square.php">Octopus</a></li><li><I>The Backyard Arthropod Project</I>: Dead <a href="http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2012/03/24/dead-giant-water-bug/" >Giant Water Bug</a>, <em>Lethocerus americanus</em> boarded 3/24</li><li><I>A Little Piece of Me</I>:    <a href="http://thesunriseofmylife.blogspot.com/2012/03/tiger-swallowtail-butterfly-first-for.html">Tiger Swallowtail</a> boarded 3/24</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 418th  edition</strong>, 3/18,  is up at <a href="http://mindofmog.net/archives/2012/03/18/carnival-of-the-cats-418/"><em>Mind of Mog</em></a></li><li><strong>The 419th edition </strong>, 3/25, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/"><em>Life From A Cat's Perspective</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 354th Edition</strong>, 3/17-18 is hosted by <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/finally-friday-weekend-cat-blogging-354.html">Samantha, Clementine & Maverick</a></li><li><strong>The 355th  edition</strong>, 3/24-25, will be hosted by <a href="http://www.ptank.com/blog/"><em>CatSynth</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #376</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003594.html" />
<modified>2012-03-18T20:20:25Z</modified>
<issued>2012-03-16T08:52:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3594</id>
<created>2012-03-16T08:52:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment to this post or emailing...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by leaving a comment to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org.   The  by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">Blogcarnival site</a> has been broken for a while. NOTE: Incoming trackbacks are  off right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Lost in the Cheese Aisle</I>:     <a href="http://cheeseaisle.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-yer-face.html" >In Yer Face</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/03/national-geographic-goes-to-the-dogsand-cats.html">Elvira</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/03/16/friday-cat-blogging-356/">Tonto Hunts</a>  a Grackle</li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  Action Shot! <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-action-shot.html">Grey Feather</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/03/find-chey-friday-164/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Tabby’s Place Forever Home Friday ~  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/03/16/11642" >Conga</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-living-on-edge.html">living on the edge</A> edition</li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-frankie-be-sure-to.html">Frankie</a></li><li><I> Cat Banter</I>: Freeloader Friday ~ <A HREF="http://catbanter.blogspot.com/2012/03/freeloader-friday-who-you-callin.html">Kimo</A></li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging_16.html">Our new best Friend</A></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-heidi-and-george.html">George and Heidi</a></li><li><I>Pet's Garden Blog</i> <a href="http://www.petsgardenblog.com/2012/03/16/fractious-cat-friday-the-nooks/" >Guarding</a> the Nooks</li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>:  <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=2894">Thurman</a> on Watch</li> <li><I>The Poor Mouth</I>: First sighting of <a href="http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2012/03/first-sighting-of-beelzebob.html" >Beelzebob</a></li><li><em>Our Furry Boys</em>: <a href=http://ourfurryboys.blogspot.ca/2012/03/spike-and-new-box.html" >Spike</a> and the new box</li><li><I>Julie's Web Journal</I>:   It's Friday. Have a cats.  <A HREF="http://www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archive.aspx?id=3216">Abby</A></li><li><I>The Second Half</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ Happy Birthday, <a href="http://anniemiz.typepad.com/thesecondhalf/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-happy-birthday-pinchita.html" >Pinchita!</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Celebrating St. Patrick's Day ~ <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/finally-friday-weekend-cat-blogging-354.html" >Samantha, Clementine</a> & Maverick Host Weekend Catblogging #354</li><li><I>Perfectly Parker</I>:   <a href="http://perfectlyparker.blogspot.com/2012/03/whitey-2-update.html" >Whitey 2</a> boarded 3/17</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~ The Blue Glass: <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-the-blue-glass/">Luna</a> boarded 3/180</li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/03/the-purple-swamphen/" >Purple Swamphen</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  Tonto Hunts  a <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/03/16/friday-cat-blogging-356/">Grackle</a></li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/03/common-peafowl.html">Pea Fowl</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #334 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/03/loose-feathers-334.html" >Fighting Gulls</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/03/16/tiger-shrikes-unique-bill/">Tiger Shrike's</a> Unique Bill</li><li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>: Outside of Riyadh <a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/03/outskirts-of-riyadh.html">Daurian Shrike, Imperial Eagle, and More</a></li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>: Photo Study ~ <a href="http://10000birds.com/nemesis-draft.htm" >Golden Eagle</a></li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/03/only-short-patch-visit-was-possible.html">Goldfinch and Chaffinch</a></li><li><I>A Little Piece of Me</I>:    <a href="http://thesunriseofmylife.blogspot.com/2012/03/nuthatch-hides-nut-bird-behavior.html">Nuthatch</a> boarded 3/17</li><li>Mike Randall Bird Photography:   <a href="http://mikerandall.blogspot.com/2012/03/coot-image.html">Coot Images</a> boarded 3/17</li><li><I>i used to hate birds</I>:   <a href="http://www.iusedtohatebirds.com/2012/03/cooper-mountain-nature-park.html">Red-breasted Nuthatch, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, and More</a> boarded 3/17</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Brown Dog CBR</I>:   <a href:"http://browndogcbr.blogspot.com/2012/03/one-week-ago-today.html">Hi Y'all</a></li><li><I>Pamibe</I>:  <a href="http://pamibe.com/2012/03/hodge-podge/">The Buddies</a></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:   Fridays are Golden ~   <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/03/fridays-are-golden_16.html">Lucy and Ellie</a></li><li><I>Prarie Bluestem</I>: A Dog in a Cat Family ~ <a href="http://prairiebluestem.blogspot.com/2012/03/dog-in-cat-family.html" >Sophie</a></li><li><I>Gårdsbackens Blogg</I>:   <a href:"http://gardsbacken.blogspot.com/2012/03/att-aga-eller-skaffa-hund.html">Att äga eller skaffa hund...</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Celebrating St. Patrick's Day ~ Samantha, Clementine &  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/finally-friday-weekend-cat-blogging-354.html" >Maverick</a> Host Weekend Catblogging #354</li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Long Gone:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/friday-night-dog-blog-long-gone.html">Dexter, Hannah</a>, and Frog boarded 3/17</li><li><I>Can It Happen Here?</I>:   <a href="http://happening-here.blogspot.com/2012/03/saturday-scenes-and-scenery-protester.html">Jojo</a> boarded 3/17</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Niches</I>:  <A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/index.php?p=1939">First Box Turtle...</a> and The<A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/index.php?p=1941">Homeliest Turtle</a></li><li><I>First Draft</I>: Friday Ferretblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.first-draft.com/2012/03/friday-ferretblogging-tillys-adorable.html">Tilly</A></li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/03/harry-and-hazel.html">Harry and Hazel</a></li><li><I>Twin Cities Naturalist</I>: <a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2012/03/look-whos-out-and-about-for-spring.html">Eastern Chipmunk</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Long Gone:   Dexter, Hannah, and <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/friday-night-dog-blog-long-gone.html">Frog</a> boarded 3/17</li><li><I>The Blenny WAtcher Blog</I>:   <a href:"http://blennywatcher.com/2012/03/17/blenny-bonanza/">Blenny Bonanza</a> boarded 3/17</li><li><I>Edhat</I>: <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=83776">Three Little Bunnies</A> boarded 3/17</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:  <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/eriopis-connexa-on-soybean-in-argentina/"><em>Eriopsis connexa</em></a></li><li><I>Niches</I>:  <A HREF="http://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2/index.php?p=1943">Luna Moth</a> (<em>Actias luna</em>)</li><li><I>The Bug Geek</I>:   <a href:"http://thebuggeek.com/2012/03/16/forgotten-photo-friday-differential-grasshopper/">Differential Grasshopper</a>, <em>Melanoplus differentialis</em></li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/03/friday_cephalopod_master_of_hi.php">Master of His Domain</a></li><li><I>Martin's Moths</I>: <A HREF="http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2012/03/brown-and-grey-moth-in-green-shade.html">Common Quaker, Clouded Drab and Small Quaker</A></li><li><I>The Backyard Arthropod Project</I>: Drowned <a href="http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2012/03/16/st-urhos-day-bonus-drowned-grasshoppers/" >Grasshoppers</a></li><li><I>Snail's Tales</I>:    WAtching <A HREF="http://snailstales.blogspot.com/2012/03/notes-of-cepaea-watcher-upside-down.html"><em>Cepaea nemoralis</em></a> boarded 3/17</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 4176th  edition</strong>, 3/11,  is up at <a href="http://catboys.paulchens.org/?p=1765"><em>Three Tabby Cats in Vienna</em></a></li><li><strong>The 418th edition </strong>, 3/18, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://mindofmog.net/"><em>Mind of Mog</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 353rd Edition</strong>, 3/10-11 is up at <a href="http://mindofmog.net/archives/2012/03/10/weekend-cat-blogging-2/"><em>Mind of Mog</em></a></li><li><strong>The 354th  edition</strong>, 3/17-18, will be hosted by <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/"><em>Samantha, Clementine, & Maverick</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
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<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here, leaving a comment or...</summary>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">submitting your post here</a>, leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org. NOTE: Trackbacks seem to broken right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Shocking Pictures of  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/03/shocking-pictures-of-samantha.html" >Samantha  &  Clementine</a></li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~   <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/frida-cat-blogging-lady-parker.html">Lady Fortuna and Parker Dmitri</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <a href=http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/03/02/friday-cat-blogging-354/">Crazy Cat</a> At he End of Her Rope</li><li><I>Animal Shelter Volunteer Life</I>:  Dr. Seuss Day Challenge ~ <a href="http://animalsheltervolunteer.blogspot.com/2012/03/dr-seuss-day-challenge-furever-home.html" >FURever Home Edition</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/03/happy-birthday-dr-seuss-.html">Elvira</a>and World Mews Repurrt 12 ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/03/world-mews-repurrt-12-lady-repurrts-the-mews-edition.html">Nikita andElvira</a></li></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-reine-be-sure-to.html">Reine</a></li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~  Play With Me: <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-play-with-me/">Luna</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/03/find-chey-friday-163/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~   <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-parker-dmitri-takes.html">Parker Dmitri</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-lush-life-edition.html">Lush life</A> edition</li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Tabby’s Place Forever Home Friday ~  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/03/09/11605" >Clem</a><li><em>Middle Fork</em>: HDR <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=2865">Thurman</a></li></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-sammy-be-sure-to.html">Sammy</a></li><li><I>Noir's Nook</I>:   Friday Flashback ~   <a href=" http://noirsnook2015.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-flashback.html">Mooch</a></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-cat-blogging-george-heidi_09.html">George and Heidi</a></li><li><em>Our Furry Boys</em>: <a href="http://ourfurryboys.blogspot.com/2012/03/two-deaf-kitties-warming-up-coffee.html" >Two Deaf Kitties</a> warming up...</li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  FNN Special Report ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/03/fnn-special-repurrt-the-disturbing-tragedy-of-cats-in-the-oc-shelter.html">Nikita</a> boarded 3/10</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~  <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-portrait/">Luna</a> boarded 3/10</li><li><I>Edhat</I>: Cat of the Week ~ <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=83063">Mao</A> boarded 3/10</li><li><I>El Diario de Ana</I>: Noches de Invierno ~ <a href="http://el-blog-de-una-gatorrista.blogspot.com/2012/03/noches-de-invierno-winter-nights.html">Anita</a> boarded 3/10</li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Mon@rch’s Nature Blog</I>:  <A HREF="http://monarchbfly.com/2012/03/09/ruddy-turnstone/">Ruddy Turnstone and Herring Gull</A></li><li><I>Birdchick Blog</I>: The    <A HREF="http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2012/03/the-monks-of-brooklyn/">Monks</a> of Brooklyn</li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:       <a href="http://10000birds.com/by-my-calculations-it-is-now-spring.htm" >American Robins</a></li><li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/03/yesterdays-sunshine-had-been-replaced.html">Green Woodpecker, Coot, and Starlings</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #333 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/03/loose-feathers-333.html" >Burrowing Owls</a> plus birding news</li><li><I> Here, There, and Everywhere 2nd edition</I>:   <A HREF="http://herethereandeverywhere2ndedition.blogspot.com/2012/03/miscellaneous.html">Dove</A></li><li><I>Sunny Side Up</I>: <a href="http://sunnysideup-eve.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-another-day-in-yard.html">Bluebird, Tufted Titmice</a>, Butterfly, and Porch Occupant</li><li><I>Gouldiae's Blog</I>: <a href="http://gouldiaesblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/recent-visitors.html">Masked lapwing, Great Egret, and Yellow Spoonbills</a></li><li><I>Skev's B.L.O.G.</I>:  Look at <a href="http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/look-at-my-ring.html">My Rings</a></li><li><I>The Early Birder</I>: Windy <a href="http://fabearlybirder.blogspot.com/2012/03/windy-coastal-birding.html">Coastal Birding</a></li><li><I>Rambling Woods</I>:    <a href="http://ramblingwoods.com/2012/03/10/nothing-can-bring-you-peace-but-yourself-ralph-waldo-emerson/">Cooper's Hawk</a>, Gray Squirrel, Muskrat, Mink, and Deer; boraded 3/10</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>A Houseful of Rabbits</I>:  <a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/03/you-can-open-door.html">The Princess</a></li><li><I>NeuroDojo</i>  Biggest <a href="http://neurodojo.blogspot.com/2012/03/utsa-talk.htm">Snapping Turtle</a> I have ever seen</li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/03/natasha-rabbitova.html">Natasha Rabbitova</a></li><li><I>The Natural Capital</I>:  How to Find a <a href="http://www.thenaturalcapital.com/2012/03/how-to-find-spring-peeper.html" >Spring Peeper</a></li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/03/friday-horse-blogging.html" >Horse Blogging</a></li><li><I>The Run*A*Round Ranch Report</I>:     <a href="http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2012/03/gem-in-duplicate.html">Gem</a> in Duplicate</li><li><I>Rambling Woods</I>:    <a href="http://ramblingwoods.com/2012/03/10/nothing-can-bring-you-peace-but-yourself-ralph-waldo-emerson/">Gray Squirrel, Muskrat, Mink, Deer</a>, and Cooper's Hawk; boraded 3/10</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Continual Rain:   <a href="http://wmmbb.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/friday-night-dog-blog-continual-rain/">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>We Three Doxies</I>:   <a href="http://wethreedoxies.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-be-wrong-withs-dis.html">Puddles, Albert, and Whitney</a></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:      <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/03/fridays-are-golden_09.html">Little Lucy and Ellie</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Everyday RAin:   <a href="http://wmmbb.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/friday-night-dog-blog-everyday-rain/">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>Culinary in the <strike>Desert</strike> Country</I>:  <a href="http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/2012/03/peanut-butter-pretzel-shortbread-bars_09.html">Gus and Dora</a></li><li><I>Sunny Side Up</I>: Bluebird, Tufted Titmice, Butterfly, and <a href="http://sunnysideup-eve.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-another-day-in-yard.html">Porch Occupant</a></li><li><I>bikesbirdsbeasts</I>: <a href="http://bikesbirdsnbeasts.blogspot.com/2012/03/ottawa-part-2.html">Supervision and Play</a> boarded 3/10</li><li><I>Edhat</I>: Dog of the Week ~ <A HREF="http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=83060">Max and Riley</A> boarded 3/10</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:   Of   <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/sharpshooter/">Sharpshooter Leafhopper</a>, <em>Pawiloma victima</em></li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/03/friday_cephalopod_the_cephalop.php">Cephalopod Kama Sutra</a></li><li><I>Sunny Side Up</I>: Bluebird, Tufted Titmice, <a href="http://sunnysideup-eve.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-another-day-in-yard.html">Butterfly</a>, and Porch Occupant</li><li>Cicero Sings</I>: Little gaffer <a href="http://cicerosings.blogspot.com/2012/03/has-spring-possibly-sprung.html">Mingus</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Paleoblog</I>:   <A HREF="http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/black-plummage-of-microraptor.html">Microraptor</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 416th  edition</strong>, 3/4,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/03/carnival-of-the-cats-416-the-boys-birthday-wknd-ed-hosted-by-elvira.html"><em>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li><li><strong>The 417th edition </strong>, 3/11, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://catboys.paulchens.org/"><em>Three Tabby Cats in Vienna</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 352nd Edition</strong>, 3/3-4 is up at <a href="http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/2012/03/weekend-cat-blogging-352-here.html"><em>Sidewalk Shoes</em></a></li><li><strong>The 353rd  edition</strong>, 3/10-11, will be hosted by <a href="http://mindofmog.net/"><em>Mind of Mog</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 71st edition</strong>, March, is up at  the <em><a href="http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/03/05/circus-of-the-spineless-no-71/"><em>The Dragonfly Woman</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 72nd edition </strong>, April, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://deepseanews.com/">Deep Sea news</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              ]]>

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<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #374</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003592.html" />
<modified>2012-02-25T05:43:36Z</modified>
<issued>2012-02-24T08:01:09Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3592</id>
<created>2012-02-24T08:01:09Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here, leaving a comment or...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">submitting your post here</a>, leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org. NOTE: Trackbacks seem to broken right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>ALERT:</strong> We will be away next week.  Friday Ark #375 will start boarding on March 11. As usual, we will honor all boarding pass requests received while we are away.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Please Come & Visit Us ~  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/please-come-visit-us-samantha.html" >Samantha  &  Clementine</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  World Mews Repurrt 11 ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/world-mews-repurrt-11-presidents-day-edition.html">Nikita and Elvira</a>;  Mouse?? <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/mouse-what-mouse.html">Nikita</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  Looking For Trouble:   <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/02/24/friday-cat-blogging-353/">Lucrezia</a></li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~   Ice Cats: <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-rocky-girl.html">Rocky Girl</a></li><li><I>Huffle Mawson, Explorer Cat</I>:  <a href="http://hufflemawson.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-facts.html">Friday Facts</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/02/find-chey-friday-161/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-february-dreaming.html">February dreaming</A> edition</li><li><I>Noir's Nook</I>:   Tabby Tumble ~   <a href=" http://noirsnook2015.blogspot.com/2012/02/tabby-tumble.html">Mooch</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-dash-be-sure-to.html">Dash</a></li><li><I>Poppy Q</I>:   <a href="http://poppyq.blogspot.com/2012/02/zen.html">Zen</a></li><li>Kevin Drum: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-24-february-2012">Domino and Inkblot</a></li><li><I>Meezer Tails</I>: <a href="http://meezertails.blogspot.com/2012/02/weekend-occupy-cowch.html">Occupy the Couch</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Mon@rch’s Nature Blog</I>:  <A HREF="http://monarchbfly.com/2012/02/22/snow-buntings/">Snow Buntings</A></li><li><I>Dawns bloggy blog</I>: The day of <a href="http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/merritt-island-nwrpink-and-white-birds.html">Pink and White Birds</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #331 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/02/loose-feathers-331.html" >Sandhill Cranes</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/02/24/video-clips-of-the-mangrove-pitta-at-pasir-ris/">Mangrove Pitta</a> (Pitta megarhyncha)</li><li><I>Ben Cruachan Blog</I>: <A HREF="http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11479">Honeyeater</a> Heaven</li><li><em>Outside My Window</em>:      <a href="http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/02/24/on-the-beach/">Peregrine Falcon and Kill</a></li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:    and  <a href="http://10000birds.com/do-common-gallinules-get-jealous-of-purple-gallinules.htm" >A Purple and A Common Gallinule</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>An English Girl Rambles......</I>:   The Peanut Saga Continues... <a href="http://anenglishgirlrambles.blogspot.com/2012/02/peanut-saga-continues.html">Squirrel</a></li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/02/bernadette.html">Bernadette</a></li><li><I>The Wild West!</I>: <a href="http://bedfordshirewild.blogspot.com/2012/02/red-squirrel-day.html">Red Squirrel</a> Day!</li><li><I>Gårdsbackens Blogg</I>:   <a href:"http://gardsbacken.blogspot.com/2012/02/tussan-och-kokos.html">Tussan och Kokos</a></li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/02/friday-cow-blogging-3.html" >Cow Blogging</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tails of Seattle</I>:  Spotted ~ <a href:"http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/tailsofseattle/2017577051_spotted_will.html">Will</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Taking a Walk:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/#!http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-dog-blog-taking-walk.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><I>Ironicus Maximus</I>: Friday Hound Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://ironicusmaximus.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-hound-blogging_24.html">Bogus Boss</A></li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:  Friday  <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/02/24/friday-whippet-blogging-170/" >Whippet Blogging</a></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:      <a href=""http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/02/fridays-are-golden_24.html>Lucy and Ellie</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Henry's Webiocosm Blog</I>: <a href="http://webiocosm.blogspot.com/2012/02/springtails-in-mud-puddle-collembola.html" >Springtails</a> in a Mud Puddle</li><li><I>The Bug Geek</I>:   <a href:"http://thebuggeek.com/2012/02/24/forgotten-photo-friday-death-of-a-butterfly/">Death of a Butterfly</a></li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:  A Tiny <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/02/hermit-in-black-shell.html">Hermit Crab</a></li><li><I>Pharyngula</I>: Friday Cephalopod ~<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/02/friday_cephalopod_squid_in_fli.php">Flying Squid</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 414th  edition</strong>, 2/19,  is up at <a href="http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/02/carnival-of-the-cats-414/"><em>CatSynth</em></a></li><li><strong>The 415th edition </strong>, 2/26, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.whencatsattack.com/"><em>When Cats Attack!</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 350th Edition</strong>, 2/18-19 is up at <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/?p=5660"><em>Paulchen's FoodBlog?!</em></a></li><li><strong>The 351st   edition</strong>, 2/25-26, will be hosted by <a href="http://bengalbusiness.blogspot.com/2012/02/we-are-hosting-this-weekend-cat.html"><em>Bengal Business</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 70th edition</strong>, February, is up at  the <em><a href="http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/02/februarys-circus-of-spineless.html"><em>Beasts In A Populous City</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 71st edition </strong>, March, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://dragonflywoman.wordpress.com/">The Dragonfly Woman</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                ]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #373</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003591.html" />
<modified>2012-02-24T07:06:31Z</modified>
<issued>2012-02-17T08:30:09Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3591</id>
<created>2012-02-17T08:30:09Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here, leaving a comment or...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://themodulator.org/">
<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">submitting your post here</a>, leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org. NOTE: Trackbacks seem to broken right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/02/find-chey-friday-160/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~   Ice Cats: <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-ice-cats.html">Rocky Girl and Lady Fortuna</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~     <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/02/17/friday-cat-blogging-352/">Tonto</a></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:   Finally Friday with  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/hello-we-hope-you-all-are-having.html" >Samantha , Clementine</a>  & Maverick</li><li><I>Miss Cellania</I>: Four Cats ~ <a href="http://www.misscellania.com/miss-cellania/2012/2/17/cat-in-competition.html">Savannah</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-roi-be-sure-to.html">Roi</a></li><li><I>Take Joy!</I>:  <a href="http://kirbanita.typepad.com/take_joy/2012/02/cat-and-mouse.html">Cat</a> and Mouse</li><li><I>Adan's Everyday</I>: 又打拉；Boxing Again ~ <a href="http://adan-way.blogspot.com/2012/02/boxing-again.html">Michiko and Adan</a></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  World Mews Repurrt 10 ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/sassy-lady-cat-turns-two-gets-toes-tickled-by-the-man-in-her-life.html">Elvira has a birthday</a>;  <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/daddy-went-to-the-library-bookstore-and-all-we-got-was.html">Nikita and Elvira</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-technofreak-edition.html">technofreak</A> edition</li><li><em>Mercury Rising</em>:   Friday  Cat Blogging ~<A HREF="https://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/friday-cat-blogging-254/">Alex</A></li><li><I>Forever Foster</I>:   <a href="http://foreverfoster.blogspot.com/2012/02/fuis-friday-freakout.html">Fui's</a> Friday Freakout</li><li><I>red lake rosie's rescue</I>:   <a href="http://redlakerosie.blogspot.com/2012/02/freckles-and-family.html">Freckles and Family</a> boarded 2/18</li><li><I>Bloggity-Blog-Blog-Blog</I>: More about <A HREF="http://realtegan.blogspot.com/2012/02/inkwell-update.html">Inkwell Update</A> boarded 2/18</li> <li><I>The Poor Mouth</I>: <a href="http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2011/12/boris-gift-that-keeps-on-giving.html" >Robyn</a> boarded 2/18</li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>: <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=2790">Nuit</a> boarded 2/18</li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/02/friady-cat-blogging.html">Cat Blogging</A> boarded 2/18</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  <a href="http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/02/carnival-of-the-cats-414/"><Strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #414</strong></a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  Birds of prey ~<a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/02/which-pied-wheatear.html">Pied Wheatear</a></li><li><I>A Little Piece of Me</I>:    <a href="http://thesunriseofmylife.blogspot.com/2012/02/mourning-dove-in-blink-of-eye.html">Mourning Dove</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #327 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/02/loose-feathers-330.html" >Sharp-tailed Grouse</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/02/wilsons-warbler-newnans-lake-fl/" >Wilson's Warbler</a></li><li><I>Trevor's Birding</I>:  Addis Adaba ~ <a href="http://www.trevorsbirding.com/yellow-billed-kites-addis-ababa/">Yellow-billed Kites</a></li><li><I>The Ohio Nature Blog</I>: Immature <a href="http://www.ohionatureblog.com/2012/02/coopers-hawk.html">Cooper's Hawk</a></li><li><I>Country Captures</I>:   Winter  <a href="http://countrycaptures.blogspot.com/2012/02/images-from-blackwater.html">Eagle and Canada Geese</a></li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/02/snowy-owl-aerial-combat.html">Snowy Owl</a> Aerial Combat; boarded 2/18</li><li><I>Rondeau Ric</I>:   <a href="http://rondeauric.blogspot.com/2012/02/caracara.html">Caracara</a> boarded 2/18</li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/02/18/©-observation-of-a-breeding-cinnamon-bittern-2/">Cinnamon Bittern</a> (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)boarded 2/18</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/02/cotton.html">Cotton</a></li><li><I> Here, There, and Everywhere 2nd edition</I>: A Visitor in the DArk!  <A HREF="http://herethereandeverywhere2ndedition.blogspot.com/2012/02/visitor-in-dark.html">Armadillo</A></li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/02/friday-cow-blogging-2.html" >Cow Blogging</a></li><li><I>Farmgirl Fare</I>: Wednesday Dose of Cute ~ <A HREF="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2012/02/wednesday-dose-of-cute-we-want-our.html">We Want Our</A> Treats</li><li><I>A Houseful of Rabbits</I>:  <a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/02/you-know-that-bad-feeling.html">Zoey the Really relieved!</a></li><li><I>mainly mongooe</I>:   <a href:"http://mainlymongoose.blogspot.com/2012/02/embarrassing-confession.html">Coquerel’s and Verreaux's sifakas</a>  (<em>Propithecus sp.</em>) boarded 2/18</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:   Of   <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/tiger-beetles-in-southeast-missouri/">Tiger Beetles</a></li><li><i>Catalogue Of Organisms</i>: A Bunch of  <a href="http://coo.fieldofscience.com/2012/02/bunch-of-apocrites.html">Apocrites</a></li><li><I>Elms in the Yard</I>: <a href="http://elmsintheyard.blogspot.com/2012/02/todays-crop-of-photos.html" >Ladybug</a></li><li><I>The Nature of Robertson</I>: <a href="http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2012/02/contortionist-caterpillars.html">Contortionist Caterpillars</a> boarded 2/18</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night  <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/02/16/thursday-night-basset-blogging-204/">Sleeping Basset</A></li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:   Finally Friday with Samantha , Clementine  &  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/hello-we-hope-you-all-are-having.html" >Maverick</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Eyes to See:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/#!http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-dog-blog-eyes-to-see.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>The Devil Dog</I>: <A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/02/shhhh-mom.html">Shhhh, ...</A></li><li><I>The Skoog Farm Journal</I>:  <a href="http://skoogfarm.blogspot.com/2012/02/chesters-on-roll.html">Chester's On</a> A Roll</li><li><I>The Alternate Brain</I>: <A HREF="http://alterx.blogspot.com/2012/02/shit.html">Princess Ziva and Da Chooch</A> boarded 2/18</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Orca Watcher</I>:  The Sad Story of L112 <a href="http://www.orcawatcher.com/2012/02/sad-story-of-l112.html">Sooke</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 413th  edition</strong>, 2/12,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/carnival-of-the-cats-413-special-pre-birthday-edition-hosted-by-elvira.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li><li><strong>The 414th edition </strong>, 2/19, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.ptank.com/catsynth"><em>CatSynth</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 349th Edition</strong>, 2/11-12 is up at <a href="http://imeowza.com/2012/02/10/weekend-cat-blogging-5/"><em>iMeowza</em></a></li><li><strong>The 350th   edition</strong>, 2/18019, will be hosted by <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/"><em>Paulchen's FoodBlog??!</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 70th edition</strong>, February, is up at  the <em><a href="http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/02/februarys-circus-of-spineless.html"><em>Beasts In A Populous City</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 71st edition </strong>, March, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://dragonflywoman.wordpress.com/">The Dragonfly Woman</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                ]]>

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<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #372</title>
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<modified>2012-02-13T06:09:18Z</modified>
<issued>2012-02-10T08:30:57Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3590</id>
<created>2012-02-10T08:30:57Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here, leaving a comment or...</summary>
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<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">submitting your post here</a>, leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org. NOTE: Trackbacks seem to broken right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-chair-once-again.html">Rocky Girl and Sgt Mango</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ Defensive Sunbathing:   <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/02/09/friday-cat-blogging-351/">Toes</a></li><li><I>Meezer Tails</I>: <a href="http://meezertails.blogspot.com/2012/02/occupy-table.html">Occupy the Table</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/02/find-chey-friday-159/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:     <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/samantha-clementine-in-now-you-see-her.html" >Samantha & Clementine</a> in Now You See HEr Now You Don't</li><li><I>The Dirty Life & Times</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~  The Ice Cat: <A HREF="http://emcpan.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-ice-cat.html">Tess</A></li><li><I>The Paw Relations</I>:  Funny Friday ~ <a href="http://thepawrelations.blogspot.com/2012/02/funny-friday.html">Carley O'Marley and Lola Fannola</a></li><li><I>Knatolee's World</I>:   <a href="http://knatolee.blogspot.com/2012/02/look-whos-growing-like-weed.html">Emily</a></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-pillow-takeover.html">pillow takeover</A> edition</li><li><I>All About Lacocoon Dante</I>:  A winter's <a href="http://allaboutlacocoondante.blogspot.com/2012/02/dante-winters-tail.html">Tail</a> it!</li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:  World Mews Repurrt 10 ~ <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/world-mews-repurrt-10.html">Elvira and Nikita</a></li><li><I>Stale Cheerios</I>: <a href="http://stalecheerios.com/blog/photos/wordless-wednesday/wordless-wednesday-bean-dip/" >Bean Dip</a></li><li><I>Cats~Goats~Quotes</I>:   <A HREF="http://bobbieandbunch.blogspot.com/2012/02/timothy-on-thursday.html">Timothy</A></li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~  Heart: <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/02/weekend-cat-blogging-and-photo-hunt-heart/">Luna</a> boarded 2/11</li><li><I>Imeowza</I>: <A HREF="http://imeowza.com/2012/02/10/weekend-cat-blogging-5/"><strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #349</strong></A></li><li><I>Meowsings of An Opinionated Pussycat</I>:   <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2012/02/carnival-of-the-cats-413-special-pre-birthday-edition-hosted-by-elvira.html"><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #413</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/02/moose-on-loose.html">Moose</a></li><li><I>The Life and Times of Bunnies</I>:hanging Out with Buddha ~  <a href="http://www.starkeith.net/bunnyblog/2012/02/10/bunny-enlightenment/">Gus</a></li><li><I>Rainy Day Thoughts</I>: <a href="http://rainydaythought.blogspot.com/2012/02/lambs.html">Lambs</a></li><li><I>Disapproving Rabbits</I>: <a href="http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/2012/02/buster-and-stella.html">Buster and Stella</a></li><li><I>Wild Wings & Swampy Things</I>:   <a href="http://wildwings.com.au/2012/02/07/litoria-junggay/">Stony-Creek Frogs</a>, <em>L. jungguy</em></li><li><I>Madras Ramblings</I>:  <a href="http://madraswanderer.blogspot.com/2012/02/pongal-at-point-calimere-beachcombing.html">Beach Combing</a></li><li><I>Gårdsbackens Blogg</I>:   <a href:"http://gardsbacken.blogspot.com/2012/02/islandsk-farhund-vallar.html">Sheep</a> and Dogs; boarded 2/11</li><li><I>The Run*A*Round Ranch Report</I>:    Shady Character ~   <a href=http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2012/02/shady-character.html">Squirrel</a> boarded 2/11</li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/02/cold-ne-wind-blew-this-afternoon-making.html">Lapwing, Crow, and Song Thrush</a></li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:  <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-by-two.html">Two by two</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #327 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/02/loose-feathers-329.html" >Northern Pintails</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>The Nemesis Bird</I>:   <a href="http://www.nemesisbird.com/2012/02/wood-thrush-in-february/" >Wood Thrush</a></li><li><I>Birdfreak</I>:     <A HREF="http://birdfreak.com/phriday-photo-brown-booby/">Brown Booby</a></li><li><em>Outside My Window</em>:    Extremely Social <a href="http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/02/10/extremely-social/">Sandwich Terns</a></li><li><I>Beasts in A Populous City</I>:  Flamingo Friday ~  <a href:"http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/02/flamingo-friday-snow-birds.html">Snow Birds</a></li><li><I>Birding for a Lark</I>:  Birds of prey ~<a href="http://birdingforalark.blogspot.com/2012/02/birds-of-prey-at-al-hayer.html">Kestrel, Greater Spotted Eagle, and More</a></li><li><I>Count Your Chicken! We're Taking Over!</I>: <a href="http://nutcase007.blogspot.com/2012/02/oh-yeah-heres-other-photos-of-this-guy.html" >Red-tailed Hawk</a></li><li><I>Nature Tales and Camera Trails</I>:  <a href="http://naturetales.blogspot.com/2012/02/eagle-sighting.html">Eagle</a> Sighting; boarded 2/11</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Blackberry Creek Home Arts</I>:    <a href="http://blackberrycreek.typepad.com/blackberry_creek/2012/02/down-not-out.html" >Down; Not Out</a></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~     <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/friday-night-dog-blog-wholl-stop-rain.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>Gårdsbackens Blogg</I>:  Sheep and  <a href:"http://gardsbacken.blogspot.com/2012/02/islandsk-farhund-vallar.html">Dogs</a>; boarded 2/11</li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Nature of Robertson</I>: <a href="http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2012/02/slip-sliding-away.html">Red Triangle Slug and Snowy Mountains Humpbak Slug</a> and <a href="http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2012/02/lord-howe-island-phasmids-visit.html">Lord Howe Island Plasmids</a> (<em>Dryococelus australis</em>)</li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:  A Cute <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/02/stripy-nymph.html">Bulrush bug</a>, <em>Chilacis typhae</em></li><li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:   Of   <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/of-bots-and-warbles/">Bots and Warbles</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>:  First Insect ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-insect.html">Tarnished Plant Bug</a> (<em>Lygus lineolaris</em>)</li><li><I>Madras Ramblings</I>:  <a href="http://madraswanderer.blogspot.com/2012/02/pongal-at-point-calimere-beachcombing.html">Beach Combing</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>all things critters...especially pet rats</I>:    <a href="http://rattie.blogspot.com/2012/02/engels-2009-2012.html">Engels</a>: 2009-2012</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 412th  edition</strong>, 2/5,  is hosted by <a href="http://imeowza.com/2012/02/05/carnival-of-the-cats-412/%22"><em>Imeowza</em></a></li><li><strong>The 413th edition </strong>, 2/12, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 348th Edition</strong>, 2/4-5 is up at <a href="http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/2012/02/weekend-cat-blogging-348-here-link-up.html"><em>Sidewalk Shoes</em></a></li><li><strong>The 349th   edition</strong>, 2/11-12, will be hosted by <a href="http://imeowza.com/"><em>Imeowza</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
</p>
<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 70th edition</strong>, February, is up at  the <em><a href="http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/02/februarys-circus-of-spineless.html"><em>Beasts In A Populous City</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 71st edition </strong>, March, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://dragonflywoman.wordpress.com/">The Dragonfly Woman</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                ]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Friday Ark #371</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://themodulator.org/archives/003589.html" />
<modified>2012-02-10T07:30:59Z</modified>
<issued>2012-02-03T08:01:07Z</issued>
<id>tag:themodulator.org,2012://1.3589</id>
<created>2012-02-03T08:01:07Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here, leaving a comment or...</summary>
<author>
<name>Steve</name>

<email>steve@themodulator.org</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Friday Ark</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">submitting your post here</a>, leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org. NOTE: Trackbacks seem to broken right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ You Called?:   <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/02/03/friday-cat-blogging-350/">Excise</a></li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-grey-feather.html">Grey Feather</a></li><li><i>The Cat Post Intelligencer</I>: Find <a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/2012/02/find-chey-friday-158/" >Chey</a> Friday</li><li><I>Poppy Q</I>:   <a href="http://poppyq.blogspot.com/2012/02/friiiiiiiday.html">Friiiiiiday</a></li><li><I>Cats~Goats~Quotes</I>:   <A HREF="http://bobbieandbunch.blogspot.com/2012/01/malachi-on-monday.html">Malachi</A></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-bogging-creature-comforts.html">creature comforts</A> edition</li><li><I>Reading in the Dark</I>: Friday    <A HREF="http://thedianaverse.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging.html">Cat Blogging</A></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-sammy-be-sure-to.html">Sammy</a></li><li><I>devizes melting pot</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://devizesmeltingpot.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-heidi-george.html">Heide and George</a></li><li>Joseph Palmer: Friday Cat Blogging ~  <A HREF="http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-bin/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2012/2/03/08:18:36:00">Cat</A> + Sun= sleep</li><li><I>The Paw Relations</I>:  Femme Friday ~ <a href="http://thepawrelations.blogspot.com/2012/02/femme-friday.html">Lola Fannola</a></li><li><I>The Second Half</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ <a href="http://anniemiz.typepad.com/thesecondhalf/2012/02/friday-cat-blogging-lizzies-feeling-better.html" >Lizzie's Feeling</a>  Better</li><li><I>It's All Good.</I>:  Tabby’s Place Forever Home Friday ~  <a href="http://whatagoodcat.com/blog/2012/02/03/11380" >Julie</a></li><li><I>Huffle Mawson, Explorer Cat</I>: Thursday <a href="http://hufflemawson.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-favourite-things-on-thursday.html">Favourite</a></li><li><I>Sidewalk Shoes</I>:  <a href="http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/2012/02/weekend-cat-blogging-348-here-link-up.html"><strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #48</strong></li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~  <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/02/weekend-cat-blogging-and-photo-hunt-flat/">Luna</a> boarded 2/4</li><li><I>Bloggity-Blog-Blog-Blog</I>: More about <A HREF="http://realtegan.blogspot.com/2012/02/more-about-inkwell.html">Inkwell</A> boarded 2/4</li><li><em>Middle Fork</em>: <a href="http://middle-fork.org/?p=2736">Cat</a> and Shadow; boarded 2/4</li><li><I>Brian's Home</I>:   Sister Saturday with <a href:"http://www.brianshomeblog.com/2012/02/sister-saturday-with-precious-3.html">Precious</a> boarded 2/5</li><li><I>Imeowza</I>: <A HREF=http://imeowza.com/2012/02/05/carnival-of-the-cats-412/"><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #320</strong></A></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Katnip Lounge</em>:   It's been busy at the <a href="http://katniplounge.blogspot.com/2012/02/feathered-friday-feast.html" >Hummingbird Cafe</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #327 ~ <a href="http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/02/loose-feathers-328.html" >Surf Scoter</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>:   <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/02/03/hummingbird-flowers/" >Hummingbird</a> Flowers</li><li><I>Hakodate Birding</I>:  <a href="http://hakodatebirding.blogspot.com/2012/02/very-tame-rough-legged-buzzard.html">Rough Legged Buzzard</a></li><li><I>Bird Ecology Study Group</I>:    <A HREF="http://www.besgroup.org/2012/02/03/pacific-swallow-foraging-for-flies/">Pacific Swallow</a> (Hirundo tahitica javanica)</li><li><I>10,000 Birds</I>:      <a href="http://10000birds.com/tanzanian-starlings-shrikes-and-weavers-part-3-2.htm" >Wonderful Weavers</a>and  <a href="http://10000birds.com/painted-buntings-at-the-bird-feeder.htm" >Painted Buntings</a></li><li><I>mainly mongoose</I>:   <a href:"http://mainlymongoose.blogspot.com/2012/02/masked-weavers-revealed.html">Masked Weavers</a> revealed</li><li><I>Smockity Frocks</I>: Rooster Attack ~ <a href="http://www.smockityfrocks.com/2012/02/rooster-attack.html" >Justice</a> boarded 2/4</li><li><li><I>From the Notebook...</i>: <a href="http://boulmerbirder.blogspot.com/2012/02/female-blackcap.html">Blackcap, Pale-bellied Brent</a>, and Grey Seal</li><I>Sitka Nature</I>: <A HREF="http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2012/02/03/red-throated-loon/">Red-throated Loon</A> boarded 2/5</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>The Rasberry Rabbits</I>:  Happy Friday with <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-friday.html">Hannah and Harrington</a></li><li><I>An English Girl Rambles......</I>:   My early morning visitor....<a href="http://anenglishgirlrambles.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-early-morning-visitorits-been-while.html">Raccoon</a></li><li><I>What Do I Know</I>: Friday <a href="http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/what_do_i_know/2012/02/friday-cow-blogging.html" >Cow Blogging</a></li><li><I>Living Alongside Wildlife</I>: Name That <a href="http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2012/02/friday-roundup-rattlesnake-festivals.html" >Rattlesnakes and Turtles</a></li><li><I>Northview Diary</I>: Organic Kids ~ <a href="http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/2012/02/baby-pics.html">Baby Pics</a></li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:  <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/02/larcenous-squirrel.html">Larcenous Squirrel</a></li><li><I>A Houseful of Rabbits</I>:  <a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-your-mark-get-set.html">Goldie and The Princess</a> Race</li><li><I>The Poupeounette</I>:   <a href:"http://thepoupounette.blogspot.com/2012/02/fantastic-friday-or-victorious-vidock.html">Vidock</a></li><li><I>The Second Half</I>: Rabbit Blogging ~ <a href="http://anniemiz.typepad.com/thesecondhalf/2012/01/leos-trials-tribulations.html" >Leo's Trials & Tribulations</a></li><li><I>Adventure Before Dementia</I>: Soutnern Australian <A HREF="http://diane-adventurebeforedementia.blogspot.com/2012/02/ho-hum-hahndorf.html">Sheep</A></li><li><I>The Run*A*Round Ranch Report</I>:    Roadside Herds ~   <a href="http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2012/02/roadside-herds.html">Cattle and Buffalo</a> boarded 2/4</li><li><I>From the Notebook...</i>: Blackcap, Pale-bellied Brent, and <a href="http://boulmerbirder.blogspot.com/2012/02/female-blackcap.html">Grey Seal</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Beetles in the Bush</I>:   Pollen Bath ~  <a href="http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/pollen-bath/">Leaf Beetle</a> (<em>Spintherophya sp.</em)</li><li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>:  <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/01/scales-honeydew-and-good-bath.html">Scale Insects</a> on a houseplant</li><li><I>NeuroDojo</i> <a href="http://neurodojo.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-spiders-still-have-use-for.html">Jumping Spider</a>, <em>Ancylomete concolor</em></li><li><I>The Dragonfly Woman</I>:   <a href "http://thedragonflywoman.com/2012/02/01/well-nigh-wordless-wednesday-pupa/">Pupa</a></li><li><I>Dave Hubble's ecology spot</I>:   More on  <a href="http://davehubbleecology.blogspot.com/2012/01/observations-of-macleays-spectres-iv.html" >Macleay's Spectre</a>, <em>Extatosoma tiaratum</em><li><li><I>Nature in the Ozarks</I>: <a href="http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012/02/fawn-sallow-psaphida-styracis-10016.html">Fawn Sallow</a> (<em>Psaphida styracis</em>) boarded 2/4</li><li><I>Wild About Ants</i>:  How to Encourage <a href="http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2012/02/05/gardening-for-pollinators-how-to-encourage-bees/">Bees</a>; boarded 2/5</li><li><I>Pocohontas County Fare</I>:  The  <a href:"http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2012/02/early-grasshopper-catches-radish.html">Early Grasshopper Catches</a> the Radish; boarded 2/5</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Tbogg</I>: Thursday Night Basset Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/02/02/thursday-night-basset-blogging-202/"> Fenway and Wembley</A></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Every Step:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/friday-night-dog-blog-every-step.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><I>Farmgirl Fare</I>: Wednesday Dose of Cute ~ <A HREF="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2012/02/wordless-wednesday-dose-of-cute-bored.html">Bored Beagle and Stoic Stock Dog</A></li><li><I>Mountain Musings</I>:      <a href="http://ncmountainwoman.blogspot.com/2012/02/fridays-are-golden.html">Lucy and Ellie</a></li><I>Ironicus Maximus</I>: Friday Hound Blogging ~ <A HREF="http://ironicusmaximus.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-hound-blogging.html">Pat C Heya</A></li><li><I>Cactus Blog</I>: Friday Whippet Blogging ~   <a href="http://www.cactusjungle.com/blog/2012/02/03/friday-whippet-blogging-167/" >Benjamin</a></li><li><I>Willow House Chronicles</i>:  Walking the <a href="http://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/walking-the-puparazzi/">Puparazzi</a> boarded 2/4</li><li><em>CowSpotDog</em>:     <A HREF="http://cowspotdog.blogspot.com/2012/02/lets-jump-and-bounce.html">Let's Jump and Bounce!</A> boarded 2/5</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
<ul>
<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 411th  edition</strong>, 1/29,  is hosted by <a href="http://friendsfurevercatblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/411th-carnival-of-cats.html"><em>Friends Furever</em></a></li><li><strong>The 412th edition </strong>, 2/5, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://imeowza.com/"><em>IMeowza</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 347th Edition</strong>, 1/28-29 is up at <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/?p=5412"><em>Paulchen's FoodBlog?!</em></a></li><li><strong>The 348th   edition</strong>, 2/4-5, will be hosted by <a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/"><em>TBD</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
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<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 69th edition</strong>, January, is up at  the <em><a href="http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2012/01/01/circus-of-the-spineless-69/"><em>Wild About Ants</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 70th edition </strong>, February, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/">Beasts in A Populous City</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                ]]>

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<summary type="text/plain">We&apos;ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....? Visit all the boarders, Link to the Ark and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon! You can board the Friday Ark by submitting your post here, leaving a comment or...</summary>
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<![CDATA[<p>We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?</p> 
<p>Visit all the boarders, <font color="maroon">Link to the Ark</font> and check back for updates through Sunday afternoon!</p> 
<p>You can board the Friday Ark by <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_59.html">submitting your post here</a>, leaving a comment or a trackback to this post or emailing fridayark AT themodulator.org. NOTE: Trackbacks seem to broken right now.</p>
<p>You can find previous editions at the not quite up to date <a href="http://themodulator.org/fridayark.html">Arkives</a> page.</p>

<p><strong>Cats</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Life from A Cat's Perspective</I>:  Finally Friday  <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/finally-friday-with-samantha-clementine.html" >Samantha & Clementine</a></li><li><I>Why Now?</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~ Gentleman at Leisure:   <a href="http://whynow.dumka.us/2012/01/27/friday-cat-blogging-349/">Sox</a></li><li><I>It's Morning Somewhere</I>: Friday Cat Blogging ~    <a href="http://morningsomwhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-cat-blogging-beanbagbabies.html">BeanBagBabies</a></li><li><I>Forever Foster</I>:   <a href="http://foreverfoster.blogspot.com/2012/01/hots.html">The Hots</a></li><li><em>Mercury Rising</em>:   Friday  <A HREF="http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/friday-cat-blogging-251/">Cat Blogging</A></li><li><I>Women Who Serve</I>: Friday cat blogging ~   <A HREF="http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-cat-blogging-crashed-out-edition.html">crashed out</A> edition</li><li><I>Crazy Cat Lady Carm</I>:  Furiday ~ <a href="http://cclcarm.blogspot.com/2012/01/furiday-morning-naps-3-2-1.html" >Morning Naps</a></li><li><I>Real Art</I>:     <A HREF="http://realart.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-cat-blogging-frankie-be-sure-to.html">Frankie</a></li><li><I>Cat From Hell's Blog</I>:   <a href:"http://catfromhell.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/lheure-bleue-a-ete-signifie-pour-nous/">l’héure bleue a été signifié pour nous</a></li><li><I>All About Lacocoon Dante</I>:  <a href="http://allaboutlacocoondante.blogspot.com/2012/01/dantes-really-digging-it.html">Dante's Really Digging</a> it!</li><li><I>CatSynth</I>:  Weekend Cat Blogging ~  <a href:"http://www.ptank.com/blog/2012/01/weekend-cat-blogging-and-photo-hunt-fluffy/">Luna</a> boarded 1/28</li><li><I>Manx Mnews</I>: Friday Fun ~ <a href="http://manxmnews.blogspot.com/2012/01/miss-boo-new-hangout.html" >Miss Boo</a> boarded 1/28</li><li><I>Paulchens FoodBlog?!</I>: <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/?p=5412" ><strong><em>Weekend Cat Blogging</em> #347</strong></a></li><li><I>Friends Furever</I>:   <a href="http://www.friendsfurevercatblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/411th-carnival-of-cats.htmll"><strong><em>Carnival of the Cats</em> #411</strong></a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Birds</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Pittswood Birds</I>:     <a href="http://pittswoodpatch.blogspot.com/2012/01/after-some-heavy-morning-rain-clouds.html">Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, and a Blue tit</a></li><li><I>A DC Birding Blog</I>: <em>Loose Feathers</em> #327 ~ <a href=""http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2012/01/loose-feathers-327.html >Snowy Owl</a> plus birding news</li><li><I>Trevor's Birding</I>:  Addis Adaba ~ <a href="http://www.trevorsbirding.com/yellow-billed-kites-in-flight-addis-ababa/">Yellow-billed Kites</a></li><li><I>Madras Ramblings</I>: A <a href="http://madraswanderer.blogspot.com/2012/01/pongal-at-point-calimere-ubiquitous.html">Brahminy Kite</a></li><li><I>Beasts in A Populous City</I>:  Flamingo Friday ~  <a href:"http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/2012/01/flamingo-friday-strange-angles.html">Strange Angles</a></li><li><I>Birdchick Blog</I>: iPhone Digiscoping ~    <A HREF="http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2012/01/digiscoping-with-an-iphone-vs-slr/">Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, and More</a></li><li><I>i used to hate birds</I>:   <a href="http://www.iusedtohatebirds.com/2012/01/pdx-ridgefield-nwr.html">Snow Bunting and Horned Larks</a></li><li><I>Montanagirl</I>:     <a href="http://girlinmontana.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-fly.html">Snowy Owl in Flight</a> boarded 1/28</li><li><I>Le blog du Pierrot</I>: <a href="http://pierrotblog.hautetfort.com/archive/2012/01/26/camargue-2.html">Flamingos</a> boarded 1/28</li><li><I>BirdingBlogs.com</I>:   <A HREF="http://birdingblogs.com/2012/alexvargas/an-special-orange-beak">Terek Sandpipers and River Tern</A> boarded 1/28</li></ul>
<p><strong>Other Vertebrates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><I>Backyard and Beyond</I>:    <a href="http://matthewwills.com/2012/01/24/mongoose/" >Mongoose</a></li><li><I>The Lazy Lizard's Tales</I>:   year of the Dragon~ <a href="http://lazy-lizard-tales.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-of-dragon-singaporean-dragons.html">Singaporean Dragons</a></li><li><I>The Life and Times of Bunnies</I>: I'm Not Grumpy ~  <a href="http://www.starkeith.net/bunnyblog/2012/01/27/im-not-grumpy/">Gus</a></li><li><I>The Rasberry Rabbits</I>:  Happy Friday with <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-friday-winner.html">Hannah and Harrington</a></li><li><I>First Draft</I>: Friday Ferretblogging ~ <A HREF="http://www.first-draft.com/2012/01/friday-ferretblogging-bath-aftermath-edition.html">Bath Aftermath</A></li><li><I>Seeds Aside</I>: <a href="http://seedsaside.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/how-to-get-chickens-in-amazonia/">Zebus, Peaceful Pig</a>; Locust and Stick Insect</li><li><em>Just Another Day On The Prairie</em>:   <a href="http://prairierunner.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-good-old-days/">Mule Bucks</a></li><li><I>Crafty Gardener</I>: <a href="http://craftygardener.blogspot.com/2012/01/squirrel-appreciation-day.html">Squirrell</a> Appreciation Day; boarded 1/28</li></ul>
<p><strong>Dogs</strong></p>
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<li><I>The Devil Dog</I>: <A HREF="http://thedevildog.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordless-wednesday_25.html">Wordless Wednesday</A></li><li><I>DuckPond</I>: Friday Night Dog Blog ~  Acting a Weather:   <a href="http://ianwestbrook.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-night-dog-blog-acting-as-weather.html">Dexter and Hannah</a></li><li><em>CowSpotDog</em>:     <A HREF="http://cowspotdog.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-and-only-cowspotdog.html">Reilly</A></li><li><I>The Run*A*Round Ranch Report</I>:      <a href="http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunshine-shadows-and-sisters.html">Sisters</a></li></ul>
<p><strong>Invertebrates</strong></p>
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<li><I>Wanderin' Weeta With Waterfowl (and Weeds)</I>: Good software, buggy photos ~ <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2012/01/good-software-buggy-photos.html">Rove Beetle</a> (<em>Tachyporus sp.</em>)</li><li><I>Ben Cruachan Blog</I>: <A HREF="http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11269">Beetles, Owlflies, and Moths</a></li><li><I>Seeds Aside</I>: Zebus, Peaceful Pig; <a href="http://seedsaside.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/how-to-get-chickens-in-amazonia/">Locust and Stick Insect</a></li><li><I>Dave Hubble's ecology spot</I>:     <a href="http://davehubbleecology.blogspot.com/2012/01/observations-of-macleays-spectres-iii.html" >Macleay's Spectre</a>, <em>Extatosoma tiaratum</em><li><li><I>Backyard and Beyond</I>:    <a href="http://matthewwills.com/2012/01/28/arthropods-of-st-john-part-ii/" >Termites</a>, <em>Nasutitermes sp.</em> boarded 1/28</li></ul>
<p><strong>In Memoriam</strong></p>
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<li><I>Lucy & Ethel Have a Baby</I>:  <A HREF="http://whozatshrike.blogspot.com/2012/01/catless.html">Ringeaux</A>: March 28, 1997-January 23, 2012</li></ul>
<p><strong>Didn't Make It</strong></p>
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<li>x</li></ul>
<p><strong>Exceptions</strong> (inclusion not guaranteed)</p> 
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<li>x</li></ul>

<p><strong>Cat folks:</strong> remember to submit your links to:<ul><li><a href="http://carnival.mindofmog.net/"><strong>Carnival of the Cats</strong></a> which goes up every Sunday<ul><li><strong>The 410th  edition</strong>, 1/22,  is hosted by <a href="http://meowersofdeath.blogspot.com/2012/01/carnival-of-cats-410.html"><em>When Cats Attack</em></a></li><li><strong>The 411th edition </strong>, 1/29, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.friendsfurevercatblog.blogspot.com/"><em>Friends Furever</em></a></em></li></UL><li><a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/">Weekend Cat Blogging</a></strong> which goes up every weekend</li><ul><li><strong>The 346th Edition</strong>, 1/21-25 is up at <a href="http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/we-are-hosting-this-weeks-wcb-346.html"><em>Life From A Cat's Perspective</em></a></li><li><strong>The 347th   edition</strong>, 1/28-29, will be hosted by <a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/blogging-cat-events/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-schedule/"><em>TBD</em></a></li></ul><li><strong><a href="http://bkcfoc.paulchens.org/wordpress/">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos</a></strong></li><ul><li><strong>The 122nd and last edition</strong>,12/22/2010,  is up at <a href="http://www.opinionatedpussycat.com/2010/12/bkcfoc-122-so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersmeow-and-purrs-plus-thoughts-on-the-future.html"><em>Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat</em></a></li></ul></UL></p> 
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<p><strong>For the Spineless</strong>: <a href="http://invertebrates.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>Circus of the Spineless</strong></em></a>. A monthly celebration of Insects, Arachnids, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Worms and most anything else that wiggles. <ul><li><strong>The 698th edition</strong>, January, is up at  the <em><a href="http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2012/01/01/circus-of-the-spineless-69/"><em>Wild About Ants</em></a></em></li><li><strong>The 70th edition </strong>, February, will be hosted by  <em><a href="http://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.com/">Beasts in A Populous City</a></em></li></ul></p><p><strong>Birders:</strong> <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/iandthebird.htm"><em><strong>I and the Bird</strong>: A Blog Carnival for Bird Lovers</em></a> was published every 2 weeks. <ul><li><strong>The 149th, and <a href="http://10000birds.com/i-and-the-bird-149.htm">last</a>, edition </strong>, 4/30 is up at <em><a href="http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com/2011/04/i-and-bird-149.html">Twin Cities Naturalist</a></em></li></ul>
<p><strong>For the Herp lovers</strong>: <a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/"><em><strong>House of Herps</strong></em></a>. The monthly blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians. <ul><li><strong>The 16th edition</strong>, March, will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.sybilofdelphi.com/blog/">Worm Salad</a></em></li><li><strong>The 17th edition</strong>, April,  will be hosted by <em><a href="http://www.houseofherps.com/">TBD</a></em></li></ul></p>
<p><strong>Dog folks</strong>: remember to submit your links to:<ul><li>The <strong><em>Canine Carnival</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://www.pamibe.com/?page_id=1998"><em>Pamibe</em></a> last year is on hiatus an looking for a new sponsor</li></ul><ul><li>  The <strong><em>Carnival of the Dogs</em></strong> hosted by <a href="http://mickey.ondragonswing.com/"><em>Mickey's Musings</em></a></li> has been out of operation since July 2007</ul>
<p>For other current carnivals check out <em><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/">The Blog Carnival</a></em> and <a href="http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php"><em>The TTLB Uber Carnival</em></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                ]]>

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