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Apalachee Audubon Society will discuss conservation lands and Pebble Hill will host the Great Backyard Bird Count.

With the advent of February, we have the first winter month when both sunrise and sunset are working to extend the day at both ends. As we start the month, sunrise is once again before 7 a.m.; and, as February closes, sunset at 5:35 p.m. is a full...

Wollondilly’s Australia Day Award winners were announced at a Covid-safe ceremony in the Picton Botanical Gardens yesterday, live streamed to the

Volunteers combed the training areas off west and east range to count as many birds as possible in a single day. The annual count focused on a community outreach event

Christmas Day, that celebration of miraculous birth, used to be the occasion of a massive, annual slaughter of avian life in America. According to Audubon, the world’s premiere bird conservation organization, 19th century hunters enjoyed marking the holiday by dividing into local teams and competing to see how many birds they could shoot.

Be Part of the Global Event: Backyard Bird Count: February 18, 19, 20, 21: The Mooresville Public Library will be participating in the National Audubon Society’s ‘Great Backyard Bird Count’ (GBBC). Each year, people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. In February, we will be releasing a DIY bird seed kit, bird log and library/GBBC instructions for participants.

Ban the post-lockdown blues, pick up some binoculars and explore your own backyard during National Bird Week. With international borders firmly shut

The Glory of Citizen Science Tech Commentary Two days after Christmas in 1831, a soft-featured gentleman set sail from Plymouth, England, aboard a modest brig-sloop. The ship was embarking on a two-year voyage of exploration, and the 22-year-old former divinity student had been invited to serve as the expedition’s naturalist. Though he had taken only a few courses in what was then called natural philosophy, he’d been recommended for the post by a prominent botanist. Better yet, his wealthy...

Article content During a recent snowfall, the garden shrouded in a blanket of pure white snow, Mark’s wife Mary exclaimed, “the cardinals illuminate the yard.” During the long dark days of winter, every Canadian looks for illumination. The temptation to find it might be turning on your TV or iPad. But there is another way to shorten winter, and that is by turning to nature. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. The Cullens: Great Backyard Bird Coun...

Sask. birders continue to explore the trees through polar vortex for chirp thrill Temperatures in Sask. plummeted to –50 C this past week, yet birders still stepped out to see their feather friends. Social Sharing Temperatures in Sask. lowered to –50 C, yet birders still stepped out to see their feathered friends Posted: Feb 16, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 16 When the weather is cold, Rachel Ling said Nutty, her favourite red-breasted nuthatch, can look like a tiny puff ball.(S...