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Barn Owls

November 19, 2011 in Blog by Erin
Mother Earth News plays advocate for Barn Owls: When a barn owl hears a sound, it turns its head toward the source until the sound strikes both ears simultaneously. That gives the barn owl the sound’s horizontal position. Determining the vertical position is a hit more complicated, but vital-without it, that dive for yummy rodent [...]

Testing Testing

November 11, 2011 in Blog by Erin
Testing out the blog-to-Facebook exporter. Do not adjust your sets. Please stand by!

Ooooh

November 2, 2011 in Blog by Erin
A friend discovered this amazing slo-mo movie of an Eagle Owl swooping to a stop.  I imagine this has been the last thing many, many small forest creatures has seen.

My Messy Nest

October 19, 2011 in Blog by Erin
In case anyone was wondering, this is what it looks like when one is preparing to be a vendor at a bird show. The buttons and magnets are stored in the orange case to the left.  The paintings up high are awaiting their top coats.  The ornaments on the baking tray are in various states [...]

Applying Some Order

October 18, 2011 in Blog by Erin
… or Suborder, or Families, to be specific!  I noticed the tag list was getting a little messy, so I’ve eliminated the individual bird names in favour of scientific families.  This should appeal to the twitchy types!  The search function is still available for those who want to find specific birds without the fun/hassle of [...]

Bird Calls

October 12, 2011 in Blog by Erin
Loved this witty little short film.  Hope you do, too. http://vimeo.com/5325530

Helpful Tips

September 26, 2011 in Blog by Erin
Comedy website Pleated Jeans has some excellent suggestions on How to Clean Your Owl. (And a great picture, to illustrate!) http://pleated-jeans.com/2010/07/12/how-to-clean-your-owl-pic/

Under Construction

September 24, 2011 in Blog by Erin
Some lucky (or unlucky, if they haven’t got central air) homeowner got to sublet their window to this happy couple, who build a mud nest across the series of pictures. http://themetapicture.com/dont-mind-me-just-building-my-house/

BNG at the National Bird Show

September 18, 2011 in Blog by Erin
Bird Nerd Gifts will be a vendor at the National Bird Show! The show runs from October 21-23, with public access on Saturday and Sunday. We will be selling all of the products available on our web store. Save yourself the shipping costs (and heartbreak, if your product sells out!): re-orders can be placed online [...]

Twitter Badges

July 18, 2010 in Blog by Erin
Free social media badges!