Posted on 01/05/2017 9:26:15 AM PST by heterosupremacist
Born Free USA emphasizes the importance of National Bird Day and lists it as a day to shine a spotlight on issues critical to the protection and survival of birds, both captive and wild.
According to Born Free USA, nearly 12 percent of the world’s almost 10,000 bird species are in danger of extinction.
Join over half a million avian admirers celebrate National Bird Day through a bevy of activities. •bird-watching •studying birds •educating others •other bird-related activities •A particularly important National Bird Day activity is bird adoption. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper article, many bird enthusiasts celebrate by adopting birds on this day and educating future bird owners about the special issues involved with taking care of birds, including the “proper care, cleanup, noise and biting, feeding, diet and their need for daily interaction.”
There are approximately 10,000 species of birds.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaldaycalendar.com ...
Excellent watch-dog. She answers the door just before someone knocks (birds have excellent hearing).
Outside in the yard we have three "watch-geese" (Larry, Moe and Curly) They defend the place with a passion. I get a charge out of watching people react to them...can't yell "down boy" to a large goose that is trying to bite and "wing whip" them.
RIP, Bird.
In my house the birds watch me. The girls are the head and shoulder hoppers and the males watch the females and follow them everywhere.
Well then “Happy Bird Day.”
Nice! We get juncos, too, mostly in the flower garden by the jasmine trellis. We left the zinnias there to go to seed, and several species hang out there, in spite of its proximity to Jake, the brown tabby. No blue jays: Tom the Mocker chases them off. He also goes after the giant raven (bringing the Allfather’s blessing to Tom the Son, or so I’m told).
We’ve had a red-tailed hawk visit a couple of times, sitting on the pergola where the feeders hang. That clears the yard! I haven’t seen him lately: he probably concluded this isn’t a good spot for him, with no large open spaces.
That must be extremely interesting.
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