Condor vs. the Bull in Peruvian ritual

Gimpy knee is significantly improved, but still restricted to armchair birding, hopefully, for only a little longer.  This is from this morning's on-line New York Times.  If you decide to watch, you must first view a 16 second car commercial; but more importantly, you need to watch the video until the end.

Condor vs. the Bull

Bernie Krause's TED talk: The voice of the natural world

I became aware of Bernie Krause's TED talk when a birding listserve member posted the link to that list.  Bernie Krause's talk is about 15 minutes long and I can't do it justice with words in this blog entry.  All I can say is listen for yourself.  Depending on the speed of your connection/computer - do give it time to load. 

Rescued baby hummingbird

Armchair birding continues as I gimp along with my repaired quadriceps tendon.

A friend from work showed me this video which her friend sent to her via Facebook. The Facebook link did not work when copied into email. Another birder found the You Tube link posted by kandwarf.

The video quality is not great, but the content is very nice.  If you are an individual with zero tolerance for sweet, touchy-feely things, I don't recommend watching.

For everyone else:  You will be charmed.

Enjoy!

Cambodian tailorbird: A new species in Phnom Penh

The BBC article is here for a quick read on the discovery of Orthotomus chaktomuk from the Mekong flood plain.  The Oriental Bird Club Journal, Forktail, will link you to the PDF write-up of the new species.

The photo below and another write-up from The Guardian.

The Cambodian tailorbird, a small bird, which has a black-feathered throat and is the size of the more common wren, which lives in thick, lowland scrub in Phnom Penh and other sites in the nearby floodplain. Photograph: James Eaton/AFP/Getty Images

Birding's Glass Ceiling

A friend sent me this link of a recent (06-12-2013) ABA blog essay.  I thought it might also be of interest to others - especially birders who are women.

Open Mic: The Field Glass Ceiling.  At the mic:  Brooke McDonald.