Education, Entertainment, Featured, Main Feed
Pigeons are some of our most common urban neighbors, and much like humans, they are frequently seen where there’s a possibility of free food. But despite sharing our space with them on a regular basis, people still have plenty of misconceptions about our feathery friends. Here are five things you might not know about pigeons.
Written by: Chelsea McClellan
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Featured, Main Feed, News, Science
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and eBird have been hard at work bringing improvements to the online bird checklist site, eBird. Their latest update on November 3rd brings the ability to attach photos and audio clips to bird checklists. This rich media becomes a part of the Macaulay Library, which acts an a permanent archive for eBird data.
Written by: Jeff Mann
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Education, Featured, Guides, Main Feed, Science
Getting a job is hard. Thousands of millennials graduate college each year with nothing else to show for it than a piece of paper. A diploma no longer gets you a full-time job right out of college. The job market is tough, especially in the wildlife field. There is a finite amount of jobs for a growing pool of applicants. This doesn’t mean you can’t get there, it just means you have to put in a little more effort beyond your time spent at college!
Here are a quick 5 tips on breaking into the biology profession:
Written by: Andrea Mott
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On Saturday, December 5th, 2015, the Western National Parks Association is hosting the 2nd annual Bird Festival in Los Angeles at the Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center. This free event is a great chance to meet local bird experts, go on a guided bird walk, watch a live bird presentation, and more.
Written by: Jeff Mann
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Education, Falconry, Featured, Main Feed
Even though I’m unfortunately taking a break from falconry for one year due to college in another state, I still relive and reminisce on my countless past outings. Here is what a typical day in the life of a falconer is like. My day doesn’t have a horrendously early start, a long travel time, or an expensive bill waiting to greet me at the end. My life is like any other high schooler, at least until around three o’clock.
Written by: Ethan Maki
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Entertainment, Humor, Main Feed
So many great posts of birds make it to Tumblr every day. Here is recap of this week’s best Tumblr posts featuring birds.
Written by: Jeff Mann
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This fantastic artist The Crooked Feather, has created many incredible custom bird wings for costumes and cosplays. Her latest creation of bird wings are fully articulating and move using CO2 tanks. Prices vary depending on size and complexity.
Written by: Jeff Mann
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