10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2015

Okay, folks, today we will be discussing one of those internet pass-arounds which are meant to fill everyone with joy and inspiration, but which make wildlife rehabilitators look for the nearest wall against which to bang our heads. It’s a nice metaphor, but let’s just say it would not hold up in court. Here is the text, taken verbatim: The eagle has the longest lifespan among birds.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 19, 2015

Regardless of whether you’re hard of hearing or have perfect hearing (for a human), this infographic will show you that – whilst us humans are a talented bunch for the most part – our hearing doesn’t compare in the slightest … Continue reading → The post The Hearing Ranges of Animals appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2015

Birders know better than anyone that spring is all about dads. By this, I don’t mean the warm weather renaissance of BBQ, golf, baseball, bikini season, and all those other things fathers traditionally love just a little less than they love their kids. Rather, spring birding shines the spotlight squarely upon brightly colored avian swains and squires.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2015

Last week I had the privilege of taking a group of Queens middle-schoolers birding in Forest Park as part of an after-school program. We practiced using binoculars and field guides, talked about migration and how important New York’s parks are in providing habitat for exhausted birds, I even worked in a plug for keeping cats indoors. Then we looked for some common species.

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Speaker: Steve Romanco

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