Two Adventurous Bloggers: A Human and a Lizard!

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Book Birthdays

February 25th is Book-Birthday Day!

Snazzy the Snake is celebrating! February 25th is the birthday of Don’t Make Me Rattle!, the rhyming book by author Elaine A. Powers full of

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Adventure!

Horseback Riding and Cougars Just Do Not Mix!

I recently had an encounter with a mountain lion while riding my horse. Button tried to tell me a big cat was near, but I

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Living with Reptiles

February 20th is NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY

Almost 70% of families in the US have pets. I suspect with the pandemic that percentage may have increased. I, of course, have a household

Birds

Having Fun With The Mysterious Massachusetts Potatoes

With all the bad news today, unusual stories bring us a lot of entertainment, probably more than they should. They also provide opportunities for puns,

Book Birthdays

We’re Celebrating a Curtis Curly-tail Book-Birthday in My New Newsletter!

I’m publishing an author newsletter now, containing book announcements and specials. Please click here to go to my newsletter, where you can see the colorful,

Book Stories

Horse Care, Sirens, and a Desert Singalong

One afternoon about 3:00 p.m., I heard sirens on a nearby main road. The sirens went on for quite a while and included several pitches.

Anthony Martin next to the trace fossil of the Pleistocene iguana burrow. Credit Melissa Hage.

Iguanas

Fossil Iguana Burrow in The Bahamas?

Even though Rock Iguanas (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) make their dens and escape holes in the limestone karst of the Caribbean islands, the females still need

Tales From Elaine

February 6th is National Play Outside Day!

In many places, playing outside on February 6th will involve snow and layers of warm clothes. Even in the Sonoran Desert, the reptiles are brumating

Tales From Elaine

Now That Dog Can Bark On Pitch!

I am a retired biologist who writes rhyming children’s science books. I’ve been questioned about this and I believe the rhyming happens because I’m also

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Book Stories

Do Books Have Birthdays? Yes!

I am pleased to announce the “birth” day of my book above. Curtis Curly-tail is Lizardnapped (an adventure tale featuring endangered flora and fauna of

Conservation

February 1st is National Serpent Day!

I came across this beauty, a Western Diamondback Rattler, on a recent ride in the Sonoran Desert. Ooh, February 1st is National Serpent Day! Some

Tales From Elaine

January 31 is National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

The artist strategically placed the shells on the branches of the bush skeleton above. A piece of the exoskeleton of a horseshoe crab was also

Iguanas

January 28th is NATIONAL HAVE FUN AT WORK DAY

Working from Home with our Pets January 28th is National Have Fun at Work Day and with the pandemic, many people who would go to

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Event

Author Interview: Elaine A. Powers January 27th Big Blend Radio

I will be interviewed by Big Blend Radio on January 27th at 5:00 pm, Mountain Standard Time. The broadcast will available online at Big Blend Radio’s

Tales From Elaine

Welcome to Tales and Tails!

“Welcome! I’m Elaine A. Powers, the biologist and author of the science books on this website. Welcome to Tales and Tails–a blog written by two

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MAKING SCIENCE BOOKS FUN!

BLOG: Tales and Tails

February 25th is Book-Birthday Day!

Horseback Riding and Cougars Just Do Not Mix!

February 20th is NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY

Having Fun With The Mysterious Massachusetts Potatoes

Horse Care, Sirens, and a Desert Singalong

Fossil Iguana Burrow in The Bahamas?

February 6th is National Play Outside Day!

Now That Dog Can Bark On Pitch!

Do Books Have Birthdays? Yes!

February 1st is National Serpent Day!

January 31 is National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

January 28th is NATIONAL HAVE FUN AT WORK DAY

Author Interview: Elaine A. Powers January 27th Big Blend Radio

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