The Birders Report

Sierran Treefrog Calling photos by Larry Jordan I am celebrating “Save The Frogs Day” with some photos from the water feature in my backyard.  This a Sierran Treefrog, formerly known as the Pacific Treefrog, is the most commonly heard frog in its range1. These little frogs show up at my pond every Spring and serenade [...]

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In The Cove, a team of activists and filmmakers infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. In this remote village they witness and document activities deliberately being hidden from the public: More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food [...]

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Rufous Hummingbird photo by Larry Jordan Last chance to enter the Audubon Magazine Photography Awards!  Deadline is Wednesday, July 15th! Parlay your passion for birds into a dream trip to Peru, Australia, or Honduras, or win professional photo gear, in Audubon’s first photography awards. Each participant can submit up to 10 bird images, so you [...]

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Juvenile Bald Eagle photo by Larry Jordan How would you like to win a “Journey to Peru’s Tambopata National Reserve?”  Well, that is just one prize in the Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds In Focus! New York, NY – Audubon magazine is launching the 2009 Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus, created to celebrate [...]

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Photo from the Sand Springs Leader This is a neat little story about a frog in a birdhouse from the Sand Springs Leader Newspaper in Arkansas.   I thought it was a cool photo, plus I love frogs and have a pond in my backyard.  As you know, or will find out soon, ponds and flowing water is [...]

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