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This Week In Burdr: Weather Vane
June 6, 2010 – 1:17 pm | No Comment
This Week In Burdr: Weather Vane

Another week is about to begin! So here are some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from Burdr over the past week.

Saving Louisiana’s Wildlife One Pelican At A Time
June 5, 2010 – 10:10 pm | 3 Comments
Saving Louisiana’s Wildlife One Pelican At A Time

The Miami Herald visited the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center to learn more about what volunteers are doing to save the oiled birds.

Flickr Roundup For Week Of 6/4/2010
June 4, 2010 – 10:01 pm | No Comment
Flickr Roundup For Week Of 6/4/2010

You’ll find a super cute Coot and other wonderful photos in this week’s Flickr Roundup!

Obese Kookaburra Sent To Bird Bootcamp
June 3, 2010 – 4:52 pm | No Comment
Obese Kookaburra Sent To Bird Bootcamp

A Laughing Kookaburra in Australia was rescued and sent to bird bootcamp after becoming too fat to fly.

How To Track The Oil Spill In The Gulf
June 2, 2010 – 3:41 pm | No Comment
How To Track The Oil Spill In The Gulf

The NY Times recently created another interactive way to see the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Would You Eat A Mealworm?
June 1, 2010 – 3:25 pm | No Comment
Would You Eat A Mealworm?

Would you eat a mealworm? Students at Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary School did as part of their 25th annual Arkansas Week Celebration.

Cher Ami The War Pigeon
May 31, 2010 – 2:58 pm | One Comment
Cher Ami The War Pigeon

Cher Ami was a homing pigeon that helped save nearly 200 American lives during World War I.

This Week In Burdr: Silhouette
May 30, 2010 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
This Week In Burdr: Silhouette

Here are some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from everything Burdr over the past week.

Beneath The Surface Of The Gulf Oil Spill
May 29, 2010 – 3:46 pm | No Comment
Beneath The Surface Of The Gulf Oil Spill

On May 24th, a team dove just below the surface of the Gulf oil spill to give us a completely different and disturbing perspective of the disaster.

Flickr Roundup For Week Of 5/28/2010
May 28, 2010 – 3:14 pm | One Comment
Flickr Roundup For Week Of 5/28/2010

Looks like there are a lot of new young birds in the world and you’ll find a few of them in this week’s Flickr roundup!

What Is A Barn Owl Pellet
May 27, 2010 – 3:20 pm | No Comment
What Is A Barn Owl Pellet

David Ramsden from the Barn Owl Trust explains what a Barn Owl pellet is and how to differentiate them from other pellets.

How To Watch The BP Gulf Oil Spill Leak Live
May 26, 2010 – 3:34 pm | No Comment
How To Watch The BP Gulf Oil Spill Leak Live

Here are the two best live feeds of the BP Gulf oil spill leak I have been able to find on the internet. Each offers a different view of the leak and the efforts to stop it.

How An Oiled Bird Is Washed
May 25, 2010 – 1:04 pm | 6 Comments
How An Oiled Bird Is Washed

Jay Holcomb, Executive Director of the IBRRC, explains how an oiled bird from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is washed at the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center in Louisiana.

Seven Birds Rescued From Oil Spill Released
May 24, 2010 – 10:52 pm | No Comment
Seven Birds Rescued From Oil Spill Released

Seven birds rescued from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were released Monday in Florida.