Bits that Begin with B

Episode 1 - Beginning Bits: Why do people bird?


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Where Bits that Begin with B begins!

Today's tidbits:

Why Broadcasting? - how this began

Books: A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Gentleman_in_Moscow

Being your Best: "You can master your circumstances or be mastered by them"

Today's bit: Why do People Bird?

The hunter instinct and the nemesis bird.

The gatherer instinct and the checklist.

The aesthetic appeal.

The social (and anti-social) possibilities of birding.

References:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine's_gull
  • https://nhaudubon.org/lands/sanctuaries/pondicherry-wildlife-sanctuary/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-backed_woodpecker
  • (Woodman Pond Birds) https://ebird.org/hotspot/L227544
  • (Snow Goose) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snow_Goose/id
  • (Northern Lapwing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_lapwing
  • Merlin app for bird identification, including auditory! https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
  • Audubon Society https://www.audubon.org/


Thanks to Melrose Massachusetts Television!!

https://mmtv3.org/








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Bits that Begin with BBy Jim McCoy