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Common Potoo
June 28, 2010 – 10:13 pm | View Comments
Common Potoo

In this video, David Attenborough shows us the amazing camouflage of the Common Potoo.

Introduction To The Barn Owl
June 26, 2010 – 10:10 pm | View Comments
Introduction To The Barn Owl

David Ramsdem from The Barn Owl Trust teaches us about the beautiful Barn Owl.

From Rescue To Recovery
June 12, 2010 – 9:25 pm | View Comments
From Rescue To Recovery

The Washington Post created an interactive graphic that allows you to follow a Brown Pelican from rescue to recovery in the Gulf.

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

Cher Ami The War Pigeon
May 31, 2010 – 2:58 pm | View Comments
Cher Ami The War Pigeon

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

What Is A Barn Owl Pellet
May 27, 2010 – 3:20 pm | View Comments
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 An Oiled Bird Is Washed
May 25, 2010 – 1:04 pm | View 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.

Roger Tory Peterson
April 28, 2010 – 10:05 pm | View Comments
Roger Tory Peterson

Here’s is a wonderful video about Roger Tory Peterson’s life and work called Almost Like Resurrection.

History Lesson: Birds And Dawn
April 26, 2010 – 6:33 pm | View Comments
History Lesson: Birds And Dawn

Jay Holcomb, executive director of the International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC), describes how Dawn dishwashing liquid became the primary tool for cleaning oil from wildlife.

Ways To Make Earth Day For The Birds
April 22, 2010 – 1:33 pm | View Comments
Ways To Make Earth Day For The Birds

Audubon California has a list of 25 ways to make Earth Day for the birds. Here are just a few of them!

A Sense Of Wonder
April 19, 2010 – 7:34 pm | View Comments
A Sense Of Wonder

This Earth Day, PBS will air a docudrama called A Sense of Wonder which is about the life and work of Rachel Carson.

Origami Peacock
April 15, 2010 – 5:04 pm | View Comments
Origami Peacock

So it’s Tax Day in the United States. Hopefully, you’ll get a little money back! So what will you do with it? Why not make some birds!

Poisonous Birds and Papa New Guinea
March 29, 2010 – 10:11 pm | View Comments
Poisonous Birds and Papa New Guinea

Here is a fascinating lecture by Jack Dumbacher from the California Academy of Sciences in which he talks about his expeditions to Papua New Guinea to research tropical birds and their diseases including poisonous birds.

Bird Photography Tips And Tricks
March 22, 2010 – 10:23 pm | View Comments
Bird Photography Tips And Tricks

Would you like to take better bird and wildlife photos? I know I would! Well, the BBC is here to help with their great collection of tips and tricks from professional photographers.