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European Bee-eater [pic] February 21, 2010

Posted by Andrew in : Wild Birds , 3 comments

This photo is beautiful.  I had to share.

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

European Bee-eater - Merops Apiaster

[From photo.net]

Most Popular Content [with pics] February 18, 2010

Posted by Andrew in : Free Stuff,hummingbird,Macaw,Misc,News , add a comment...please?

The 3 all-time most viewed pages:

Human Hummingbird Feeder

The Human Hummingbird Feeder

A very amazing thing, this woman feeds live hummingbirds from her hand!  Very popular with our readers, this places at #1.

Parrot Training

Parrot Training

Interestingly, our parrot training promotion is the #2 most popular destination.

Parrot Cage Giveaway

Parrot Cage Giveaway

We gave away this awesome parrot cage awhile back…  It still generates interest, perhaps we should do it again? :)

Bird Poetry Event at the AMNH February 14, 2010

Posted by Andrew in : News , 1 comment so far

Poets and Artist featured in a Special Program at the American Museum of Natural History

An Evening Devoted to New Illustrated Poetry Anthology About Birds

WHAT Part poetry and part field guide, Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds combines more than 100 poems by Elizabeth Bishop, Charles Simic, Sylvia Plath, Wallace Stevens, and others with carefully matched illustrations by renowned artist David Allen Sibley.

Poet Laureate Billy Collins will join fellow poets George Green, Joshua Mehigan, Linda Pastan and David Yezzi at the Museum to celebrate poems from the anthology paired with their own work.  Artist and ornithologist David Allen Sibley will also be discussing his life-like illustrations. Joel Cracraft, curator of ornithology at the Museum, will introduce the program. Book signing will follow.

Co-presented with the Poetry Society of America and New York City Audubon.

WHEN Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 pm

Wine, coffee, and snacks will be available for purchase at Café on One

from 5:30–6:30 pm

WHERE Kaufmann Theater, first floor

Enter at 77th Street

The American Museum of Natural History

ADMISSION $15 adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors

WEBSITE http://www.amnh.org/programs/programs.php?date=2010-03-10&event_id=1620

Giveaway Winner February 13, 2010

Posted by Andrew in : Free Stuff , add a comment...please?

The giveaway is long over and I apologize!   My computer was down for about a week (long story), but the good thing is it’s back up now.

Winner #1 of the giveaway is Donald K. of West Hartford, CT.

Winner #2 of the giveaway is Kimberly S. and her eclectus Lennie of Davenport, FL.

Congratulations to everyone!

Well, that was fun, lets do it again!  Next giveaway coming very shortly!  ^_^

Thanks to all who entered!