Lori’s Natural Foods Now Carries Bird-Friendly Coffee (Rochester, NY)
Rochesterians can now find bird-friendly coffee at a local health foods store and make a difference for the birds. Lori’s Natural Foods now carries Birds & Beans blend coffee. Successful sales at Lori’s could help convince other major grocers (e.g., WEGMANS) that bird-friendly coffee is as good for business as it is for the birds. So buy now, and share!
Echoes from The Land of Botswana
An exciting series of trip reports with stunning imagery have started to dribble out from Birding Adventures’ destination shoot in Botswana.
Experiencing Peak Spring Bird Migration in Southern Israel
Who wants to come with me to southern Isreal to witness the spring migration of millions of birds as they travel along the magnificent migration funnel of the Red Sea? I will be attending the Eilat Birding Festival from March 25 – April 1 and will gladly stow a few of you in my travel bag.
BATV Crew (& Flat Kammsy) Return from Botswana!
I’ve got to say that working for Nikon’s Birding Adventures as Destinations Director is a great privilege. Not only is James Currie a friend and great to work with, but it’s enormously fun to have conversations with people all over the world who want their birding destinations to be featured on the show. In the [...]
New Field Guide: Birds of Melanesia (Princeton)
I love hearing the “thump” of a new package landing on the front porch. After hearing it yesterday, I opened my rickety screen door and found a most unusual field guide: The Princeton Guide to the Birds of Melanesia: Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia written by: Guy Dutson Illustrated by: Richard Allen, Adam [...]
Google Weakens Privacy Policy
Facebook, I mean Google, has changed it privacy policy to bring user information across all its products (Gmail, G+, YouTube, or Android store). Changes will go into effect March 1, 2012. “Google plans to start combining information the company collects about each user of its various websites and services into a single profile, the company [...]
Massive Rochester, NY Crow Roost Targeted By City
Rochester, NY is home to a magnificent crow roost — over 20,000 birds strong. The crows leave the roost between first light and dawn and disperse to 20 miles or more all around. By early afternoon they start heading back, gathering at a series of pre-roosts along several flight lines. These are typically noisy affairs and increase in size heading in. For the better of 106 years this crow roost has been observed, appreciated, and counted, but now, the roost is in jeopardy.
WATCH TONIGHT! Aerial Assassins premieres on Nat Geo WILD!
Aerial Assassins premieres on Nat Geo WILD TONIGHT! In this episode, James tracks Harris Hawks in the Sonoran Desert. Should be fun to watch, as Harris Hawks are cooperative hunters and James attempts to get this behavior on film. AIR TIMES: Aerial Assassins premieres Friday, January 20th at 10 pm EST. It will re-air Saturday, [...]
How Amazon Kills Publishers: War or Survival?
The Internet continues to fuel a democratization of the media, and with it are associated battles, scrambles, and all-out wars. What will emerge is a new way of digital life. One result has been a swift change in the publishing industry. Major online stores such as Amazon have wielded massive changes in the marketplace, first by [...]
New National Geographic Series on Birds: Aerial Assassins
The National Geographic WILD TV network is debuting Aerial Assassins, hosted by James Currie, on Friday, January 20, 2012. The new hour-long show delves into the Sonoran Desert to track Harris’s Hawks.
A New Year, A New Website
Behind the scenes, a minor evolution has taken place. My new site presents my web and content strategy services in a clearer light while maintaining a focus on the fun things that I do in the nature and birding travel realm.
