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A Stick! A Bird! A Tree!–Books on Nature for Parents & Kids

10,000 Birds

Here are three recent titles, one for the parents of very young children, one for primary school children and their parents, and one for residents of a specific geographic area–Los Angeles County. Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles. © Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County.

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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

10,000 Birds

For those of us in North America other than the Gulf coast, the only time we might see a Magnificent Frigatebird is after a storm. I happened to work at that facility, for International Bird Rescue at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center , part of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network. Oil was everywhere.