Pluming Heron from the Birding Trail in Venice, Florida
Happy Earth Day!
The uncanny beauty of Mother nature awes me every day of my life. The blue sky, sun and stars, the green grass under my feet, the beautiful living planet all around and here I am, thankful and honored to be part of it….
আকাশভরা সূর্য-তারা, বিশ্বভরা প্রাণ,
তাহারি মাঝখানে আমি পেয়েছি মোর স্থান,
বিস্ময়ে তাই জাগে আমার গান॥
It was such a pleasure traveling through the Birding Trail in Florida in January of this year. The beauty of the birds in the region was mesmerizing and the history heartbreaking.
A clip of the beautiful bird and a snippet of the Pluming history to share on this significant day…
The quote below is from 1913 and even hundred years later the threat continues to multiply by the day....
“From the trackless jungles of New Guinea, round the world both ways to the snow-capped peaks of the Andes, no unprotected bird is safe. The humming-birds of Brazil, the egrets of the world at large, the rare birds of paradise, the toucan, the eagle, the condor and the emu, all are being exterminated to swell the annual profits of the millinery trade. The case is far more serious than the world at large knows, or even suspects. But for the profits, the birds would be safe; and no unprotected wild species can long escape the hounds of Commerce. “ (W. T. Hornaday 1913) [1]
At the height of the “Plume Boom” in the early part of the 20th century the business of killing birds for the millinery trade was practiced on a large scale, involving the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds in many parts of the world as W. T. Hornaday’s quote above, taken from his opus Our Vanishing Wildlife, underlines.
London was the centre for trade in exotic feathers, however in North America the Heron family was favoured due to its indigenous abundance. By the turn of the 20th century, this trade had nearly eliminated egrets in the US, and populations of numerous other bird species around the globe were also approaching extinction.
Reports of these atrocities led to the formation of the first Audubon and conservation societies, who sought to ban the trade and persuade ladies not to use plumage for their own adornment. Campaigns against ‘murderous millinery’ by the Audubon Society in the US and the RSPB in the UK initiated wildlife protection acts which eventually prohibited both national and international commerce in protected bird species.
This section of the exhibition seeks to outline the extent of the business of killing birds for the millinery trade and to evidence the efforts of various individuals and groups to bring an end to the international plumage trade.
Source: fashioningfeathers.com
Pluming Heron from the Birding trail of Florida: Venice Rookery
It was such a pleasure to travel through the Birding trail in Florida in January of this year. Uncanny beauty of Mother nature awes
The quote below is from 1913 and even hundred years later the threat continues to multiply by the day....
“From the trackless jungles of New Guinea, round the world both ways to the snow-capped peaks of the Andes, no unprotected bird is safe. The humming-birds of Brazil, the egrets of the world at large, the rare birds of paradise, the toucan, the eagle, the condor and the emu, all are being exterminated to swell the annual profits of the millinery trade. The case is far more serious than the world at large knows, or even suspects. But for the profits, the birds would be safe; and no unprotected wild species can long escape the hounds of Commerce. “ (W. T. Hornaday 1913) [1]
t the height of the “Plume Boom” in the early part of the 20th century the business of killing birds for the millinery trade was practiced on a large scale, involving the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds in many parts of the world as W. T. Hornaday’s quote above, taken from his opus Our Vanishing Wildlife, underlines.
London was the centre for trade in exotic feathers, however in North America the Heron family was favoured due to its indigenous abundance. By the turn of the 20th century, this trade had nearly eliminated egrets in the US, and populations of numerous other bird species around the globe were also approaching extinction.
Reports of these atrocities led to the formation of the first Audubon and conservation societies, who sought to ban the trade and persuade ladies not to use plumage for their own adornment. Campaigns against ‘murderous millinery’ by the Audubon Society in the US and the RSPB in the UK initiated wildlife protection acts which eventually prohibited both national and international commerce in protected bird species.
This section of the exhibition seeks to outline the extent of the business of killing birds for the millinery trade and to evidence the efforts of various individuals and groups to bring an end to the international plumage trade.
Source: fashioningfeathers.com
VGCC Ospreys Venice, FL 3 8 19 about 1015pm 1st hatch of this season
Venice Golf & Country Club
This pair has 3 eggs 3rd and final egg was laid on Monday, February 4th.2019
January 28 19 628pm this female Osprey laid her 1st egg of the season!
March 3rd, which should be the earliest the 1st egg might hatch
Osprey platform at The Venice Golf & Country Club
250 Venice Golf Club Dr, Venice, FL 34292
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Osprey platform at The Venice Golf & Country Club
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250 Venice Golf Club Dr, Venice, FL 34292, United States of America
On the side of the gulf of Mexico...
It's now just a morning 5.30, so a moment, so you can see in color
In the area, the river, puddles and the gulf of Mexico, which can be fished by fish
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In The Kitchen With Alice - Ep #12
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2012 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival
Florida's Space Coast (Brevard County) natural areas have the distinction of being the home of the largest collection of endangered wildlife and plants in the continental United States. Join us January 25 through January 30th, 2012 as we explore and learn about the birds and wildlife of the area through field trips, classroom instruction, keynote presentations, exhibits, and much more.
SNN: Florida Panther Spotted In Palmer Ranch
According to the herald tribune, Julie Shroyer was riding her bicycle on New Year's Day, north of Oscar Scherer State Park when she spotted the animal.
She sent a note to the Friends of the Legacy Trail Facebook page, to let the group know that a big cat may be in the area.
According to the paper, thanks to ongoing developments, there has been an increase in wildlife sightings on the trail, but mostly alligators, snakes and bobcats.
According to the FWC, only about 180 Florida panthers remain in the wild.
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Audubon Florida Protects the Everglades
The Florida Legislature declared Everglades Day to be April 7, and all month the local PBS station WLRN is celebrating with video profiles of Everglades Guardians rotating throughout the day. Audubon Florida and other groups work tirelessly all year to protect and restore the Everglades, and this is just one recognition of their important work this spring.
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Arrived in Florida during Thanksgiving weekend. Visited some of my favorite birding sites. Here is the result.
Comments welcome. Thanks for looking........
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Birder Spends 50 years searching for elusive Razorbill
Razorbill seen in S Florida following Hurricane Sandy. Victim of storm? Man who holds records in bird species seen in Florida discusses his interesting story. Flew in on the red eye to view this bird. Birders flock from across state brought together by Internet signal app. Razorbill is like a Puffin from Canada Maine.
BIRDING IN FLORIDA
Kurt Zuelsdorf visits a rookery loaded with herons, egrets, pelicans, spoonbills, ibis, cormorants and more! Kayak Nature Adventures give you access to this and more of the REAL Florida!
Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise.
Tommy Douglas
South Florida Swamp Flora Sampler
A little taste of the lush vegetation in the Florida Swamps.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary owned and operated by the Audubon Society.
Large rattlesnake startles Florida birdwatchers
A Bartow couple on a birdwatching trip came across something that really ruffled their feathers: A 6-foot, 100-pound diamondback rattlesnake.
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2011 Milford Earth Day Preview
Video is shown of the locations Milford Earth Day will be taking place at such as Eisenhower Park, Mondo Ponds, Silver Sands Expressway, Walnut Beach, Wilcox Park, Jonathan Law Milford Harbor, Milford Green, and the Audubon Center as I describe some of the goals and plans of Milford Earth Day 2011 being held on Saturday, April 30th so we hope to see everyone come out!!
Genuity Networks Live Peregrine Falcon Feed1 (Manchester, NH, USA)
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1st Egg: 3/27 early morning
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Live view of Peregrine Nest & Perch in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Eggs are laid late March/early April, hatch late April/early May, and will fledged from the nest late May/early June. The young after they fledged will learn to hunt from the parents for 4 to 6 weeks. After that the young falcons will begin to migrate out of the area. Both adults tend to stay in the area year round and can be seen on the perch fairly regularly.
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Flooding over Eden Drive, Point Washington, FL
A terrific storm system came through last night and in the wee hours of this morning 4/30/14, dumping at least 27 of rain, says the newscaster. In the 35 years I've lived here, I have seen this culvert overwashed only once, by mere inches and for only a few hours. This massive amount of water looks like it's going to take all day to drain down, maybe all night too. I'm so grateful that no tornadoes touched down around me last night -- all I got was the rain, lightning, and the hailstorm!
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Englewood neighbors shocked after woman murders her wife, confesses to 911
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Gulf Birds: An Unrivaled Spectacle
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CHNEP Watershed Summit: Adaptive Stewardship and Policy: Beach Raking and Beach-Nesting Birds
The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) is a partnership working to protect the natural environment in Florida from Venice to Bonita Springs to Winter Haven. The CHNEP hosts the Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit every three years to learn about current research and restoration efforts, critical environmental issues affecting the Charlotte Harbor watershed and to review progress since the preceding summit. Summits are important in the CHNEP process of bringing public and private stakeholders together. This video is of one of the 43 presentations given during the March 25-27, 2014 summit. Visit CHNEP.org/Summit2014.html to learn more and see PDF files of posters. This summit was made possible by all the speakers who donated their time and to sponsors.
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Adaptive Stewardship and Policy on Fort Myers Beach: Beach Raking and Beach-Nesting Birds
Keith Laakkonen, keith@FortMyersBeachFL.gov
Town of Fort Myers Beach, 2523 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
The Town of Fort Myers Beach (Town) developed a partnership to foster conservation of imperiled beach-nesting birds on private property. The partnership includes beachfront property owners, Audubon Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Mechanical beach raking simulates some of the natural process of beach overwash that results from episodic storms. This type of bare, unvegetated beach creates an ideal substrate for beach nesting birds such as snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) and least terns (Sterna antillarum). The combined effects of raking and accretion at the south end of Fort Myers Beach has resulted in a completely bare, unvegetated beach that is over 500' wide in areas. This area has attracted more birds and an increase in nesting. The FWC lists least terns and snowy plovers as Threatened under Ch. 68A-27 F.A.C. due to population declines from habitat loss and disturbance. Both species are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 USC 703-712). In order to protect the beach-nesting birds from disturbance and trampling, staff from the Town and FWC posts the nests with signage to reduce disturbance to nesting birds and flightless chicks. The posted area is then maintained, monitored, and expanded as needed to accommodate additional nesting birds as well as chick loafing areas until all chicks have fledged, usually in August. During this five month period, vegetation recruits onto the beach where raking has ceased. The property owners were very concerned that they would not be able to return the beach to its pre-nesting, unvegetated condition, and indicated they would not allow Town or FWC staff to post and monitor nests. This could have resulted in unauthorized take under state and federal laws and the loss of a critical nesting area. After extensive negotiations and cooperation of DEP, FWC, the mechanical beach raker, and the property, the Town was able to secure DEP permits to manage beach vegetation that recruits into nesting areas. Assurances that removal of beach vegetation would occur after nesting season has concluded, gained the cooperation of the property owners which in turn allows the Town and FWC staff to post and manage beach-nesting birds. While beach raking and accretion has resulted in manipulated artificial habitat, innovative permitting and partnership efforts have resulted in a highly successful nesting area for beach-nesting birds. This program has resulted in policy for adaptive management of beach-nesting birds that is being replicated in other areas of the state by the Florida Shorebird Alliance to improve nesting habitat. Audubon of Florida presented the 2011 Guy Bradley Award to Environmental Sciences Coordinator, Keith Laakkonen.