When 5th grade Olivia Bouler heard about the oil spill in the place she vacations with her family, she sat down to write a letter with an offer to help the birds… And so began “Save the Gulf” operation between Olivia, her drawings and the Audubon Society. As of today, June 11 2010, she has helped raise over $80,000 to help rescue the birds from the oil spill still happening. You can read the news story here. Or visit her AOL artist site and enjoy her drawings here. And you can donate to help save the birds here. It only takes a willingness to help. And one person can make a difference. Thanks Olivia… you give hope to the future! I look forward to seeing you
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The following are the 20 common North American birds with the greatest population declines since 1967. Click on the name to view each individual profile to learn how you can help. #1 Northern Bobwhite a chubby, robin-sized bird that runs along the ground in groups and is found in grasslands mixed with shrubs or widely spaced trees throughout much of the Eastern United States. #2 Evening Grosbeak: a rotund, robin-sized bird found in the mountains of the western United States and Canada; the boreal forest of Canada and the northern edge of the United States east to Nova Scotia. #3 Northern Pintail: a Mallard-sized “puddle duck” with a slim body found in grassy uplands and untilled crop fields near shallow seasonal and semi-permanent wetlands in
The birdies on our windows, our porches, our trees… may not be anymore if we do not mind the way we co-exist. Birds are the first gauge in how well we are treating our environment. If they start to disappear — we are in trouble. How sad for us, how sad for them… we really must start paying attention to our ecological footprint. read more | digg story
Today’s bird is going to be the Barred Owl. Ask me why? Come on…ask me! Ask me why? BECAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I have pictures of it. Not pictures that are creative commons. Not pictures I bought. Not pictures from postcard but actual live in-person pictures of the Barred Owl in the “Wetland Mitigation” in Redmond, WA. It is a small reserve of land between the Microsoft campus and an apartment complex. I am sooooo lucky to know someone who lives in this complex and works at Microsoft who is soooooo lucky to be able to walk through this beautiful area and see the coolest birds like this Barred Owl. And for the low, low price of NOTHING I am going to share this walk with you, the