Setting up bird feeders in my backyard
Attracting a diversity of birds to my backyard has been a long-term goal of mine. So far, the only thing I’ve done is nail a … Read more
Written by: Jeff Mann
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Birding is the perfect pandemic hobby
With the COVID-19 pandemic still in full swing and many stuck at home, people are looking for hobbies and activities to fill their newfound free … Read more
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What is that ugly duck at the park called?
When you go to your local park pond, you are likely to see a consistent cast of birds on the water, some pretty and some not so much… It’s good to familiarize yourself with the park birds you are about to see to make identification easier.
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Clearasil Doesn’t Understand Teens but Tries to Using Birds
After a few embarrassing attempts last year to market to teens, Clearasil tossed their hands up and decided to fully embrace their “uncoolness.” In their new marketing campaign, Clearasil released 10 commercials basically saying “We don’t know teens but we do know teen acne,” accompanied by feeble attempts to relate to them.
One of these commercials really spoke to me on an intrinsic level, the best of the bunch (I am biased), aptly titled “Birds.”
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London Twitter Users Can Request Air Quality Checks from Pigeons
For those who live in London, you can now tweet @PigeonAir to have a pigeon task force dispatched to your neighborhood to fly through the sky and test the quality of the air. Plume Labs has teamed up with a local owner of racing pigeons, whose birds are outfitted with tiny sensors that take readings of ozone, volatile compounds, and nitrogen dioxide.
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Abandoned Giant Chicken Church in Indonesia
I stumbled upon this video of a giant chicken church in located deep in the forest of Central Java island in Indonesia.
The building was originally built as a prayer house by 67-year-old Daniel Alamsjah after he received a divine message from God. Although he intended the building to resemble a dove, the locals care more that it looks like a chicken, nicknaming it “Chicken Church.”
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