Posted on 05/21/2022 4:02:31 PM PDT by grundle
Christian Cooper, the bird-watching Black man who was the target of false accusations during an encounter in New York City's Central Park in 2020, has a new TV show airing on National Geographic.
The channel announced this week that Cooper, a lifelong bird-watcher, will host a series called Extraordinary Birder. In the series, Cooper will take viewers into the "wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds," according to National Geographic.
"Whether braving stormy seas in Alaska for puffins, trekking into rainforests in Puerto Rico for parrots, or scaling a bridge in Manhattan for a peregrine falcon, he does whatever it takes to learn about these extraordinary feathered creatures and show us the remarkable world in the sky above," the network said in a statement.
The channel has yet to announce a premiere date for the show.
In an interview with The New York Times, Cooper said his love for bird-watching began at age 10, and he told the newspaper he "was all in" when National Geographic approached him about the possibility of a TV show nearly a year and a half ago.
"I love spreading the gospel of birding," he said in the Times interview.
The 59-year-old was thrust into the spotlight in May 2020 after Amy Cooper (no relation), a white woman with a dog, called the police saying he threatened her and her dog. Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged
In a video recorded by Christian Cooper, Amy Cooper is shown calling the police, telling 911 dispatchers, "I'm in the Ramble. And there is a man, African American — he has a bicycle helmet. He's recording me and threatening me and my dog."
Amy Cooper was charged with a third-degree misdemeanor over making the false claim, but the charge was later dropped, given her lack of a criminal background. Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed America Reckons With Racial Injustice Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it dropped the charge after Amy Cooper completed five restorative justice sessions.
Karen gets her comeupance.
Wow - he is making a lot of of that silly encounter. You’ve got to make hay while you can.
Like anyone cares. haha
Not usually a fan of the race-based stuff, but this guy surely deserves an opportunity as the victim of an idiot Karen.
Good luck to him!
How embarrassing
This “bird watcher” is also a gay activist, so odds are he was looking through the bushes in Central Park for something else entirely.
If I remember right it was a meeting of two idiots. She was a Karen, but he sounded like a piece of work also.
Those gunzs don’t say bird watcher.
For some reason, bird watching is completely woke and all about pushing black birders, nothing about birds. Audubon magazine and the bird watching Twitter accounts became unreadable.
Because we’ve all seen the binoculars labeled “Whites Only,” right?
/s
Good for him. I hope he gives out of his way to get guests named Karen
God bless America. Still the land of opportunity.
Birding is awesome. Even if youre just into the birds that come to your back yard. It’s a great escape and an amazing world to get into. Feedding the birds has become very popular. Youngsters will actully put down their phones and pay attention as well.
Birding is not completely woke. There is a strong conservative percentage of birders out there. The libs get all the attention because they have the biggest mouths. But the conservatives are more true naturalists. Nature’s Law isnt just for the Declaration of Independence. It rules us all. It takes a bit of practice to understand and accept that.
Lol! I’m looking forward to the show. I was a big birdwatcher in my teens, oddly, because most of the other birders were a lot older. But I still love it and keep my glasses and bird book on my porch…just in case something happens by.
I hope he’s good and that the show does well.
Now there is a catch phrase that should send chills down everyone's spine...
Agree- a tolerant liberal in NY was upset at this dude simply because he was black. Oh, the irony
“This “bird watcher” is also a gay activist, so odds are he was looking through the bushes in Central Park for something else entirely.”
The Ramble is a well known place for a certain activity.
what kind of bird was it?
Bird watching is both fun and interesting. I have my own story of Puffins in the Atlantic ( off Maine) and a whale. I was in a row boat!!!
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