FREE WHITEWATER

Animals

Animals, Birds, Conservation, Daily Bread, Environment, Insects, Nature, Plants, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 6.24.25: Prairies & Pollinators

by  • 

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset is 8:37, for 15 hours, 20 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. An interlude for…

Animals, Daily Bread, Faraway Places, Nature

Daily Bread for 4.12.25: Taming Pythons in Thailand

by  • 

Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:17 and sunset is 7:34, for 13 hours, 16 minutes of daytime. The moon is full this evening.

On this day in 1776, with the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.

The real White Lotus in Thailand, Four Seasons Koh Samui, and Anantara Mai Khao Villas aren’t just stunning backdrops for HBO’s hit series — they’re home to Nok, a real-life sustainability manager protecting endangered sea turtles, giant monitor lizards, and native birds. As The White Lotus Season 3 wraps, we uncover the wild side of these luxury resorts and meet the woman fighting to preserve paradise behind the scenes.

Fox takes a drink:

Animals, Daily Bread

Daily Bread for 2.8.25: Saving Orphaned Otters

by  • 

Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 33. Sunrise is 7:01 and sunset is 5:17, for 10 hours, 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 83.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1971,  the NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.

Saving Orphaned Otters:

This British animal rehabilitation center rescues endangered Eurasian otters in the wild by giving them shelter and care in a safer habitat. Watch this animal loving couple protect the ecosystem by giving these cute creatures a second chance.

Watch Boom XB-1 take off and go supersonic in historic flight highlights:

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet soared to at an altitude of around 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) and exceeded Mach 1, the speed of sound. It marked the first time a civil aircraft has gone supersonic over the continental United States. The chief test pilot was Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg.

Animals, Daily Bread, Science/Nature, Wisconsin

Daily Bread for 11.30.24: Studying Wisconsin’s Black Bears

by  • 

Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 24. Sunrise is 7:05, and sunset is 4:22, for 9 hours, 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 0.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1939, the Soviet Red Army crosses the Finnish border in several places and bombs Helsinki and other Finnish cities, starting the Winter War.

Wisconsin Bear Research:

Researcher Jennifer Price Tack leads the largest bear project in Wisconsin.

So, why build a muon collider? A three minute guide:

For physicists, there’s been one answer that has worked for nearly one hundred years – take two particles and smash them together as hard as you can. But the current generation of massive colliders like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, haven’t produced the flood of new particles some scientists were expecting. So attention is turning to a new type of experiment, using a particle that has never been collided before; muons.

Animals, Daily Bread, Sports

Daily Bread for 11.17.24: Pigeon Racing in Wisconsin

by  • 

Good morning.

Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 56. Sunrise is 6:50, and sunset is 4:29, for 9 hours, 39 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 95.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1820, Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)

Wisconsin Life | Family passion for pigeon racing:

Dark Horse Loft near New Richmond is home to a unique mother and son pigeon racing team who compete against each other in an unusual sport hundreds of years old.

Not my sport, yet fascinating nonetheless.

The person in line ahead of you ordering coffee:

Animals, Daily Bread, Holiday

Daily Bread for 10.20.24: Bats 1 and 2

by  • 

Good morning.

Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 72. Sunrise is 7:15, and sunset is 6:03, for 10 hours, 49 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous, with 86.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1944, American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte.

It’s soon to be Halloween, and while some bats are around all year, others appear only during the season.

Bat 1:

Bat 2:

Coast Guard rescues 17-year-old kayaker:

The Coast Guard rescued a 17-year-old kayaker who had become separated from his high school team, capsized, and had clung to his kayak for hours.

Animals, Daily Bread, Good Ideas

Daily Bread for 4.20.24: Surviving Extinction in Dubai

by  • 

Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:02 and sunset 7:44 for 13h 41m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 89.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 2008,  Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.

How Did This Animal Survive Extinction in Dubai?:

See Ingenuity’s Flight Map: 72 Helicopter Flights on Mars: