Category Archives: Conservation

Announcement Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Canon has officially introduced the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – a top-end telephoto zoom with a built-in switchable teleconverter. Simply flicking a lever at the rear of the barrel converts it to a 280-560mm f/5.6 lens. Designed for professional sports and wildlife photographers, it includes an array of top-end features such as Power Focus for movie shooting, and IS ‘mode 3′ that only applies stabilisation at the point of exposure, aiding panning. Continue reading →

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Read to your Kid, It’s Children’s Book Week!

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

The late Martha McKeen Welch is the author and photographer of this wonderful book “Close Looks in a Spring Woods”, published by Dodd, Mead & Company. Martha McKeen Welch, through deft text and close-up photographs, shows young readers not only what comes to life in a springs woods, but also where this budding life comes from. Each season contains the start of the next. Continue reading →

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Bird Food For People™ ~ Eagle’s Nest Sweet Retreat

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

NW Ohio’s only Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor and eatery. Near Magee Marsh & Maumee Bay Resorts. A family friendly atmosphere featuring something for every taste; from pizza, ice cream, grinders and signature coffees. Only minutes from Maumee Bay State Park, rain or shine our dining room, patio and drive thru are open 7 days a week. Continue reading →

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Bird Food For People™ ~ Seoul Gardens Chinese Restaurant

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

A family owned/operated business that will satisfy your palate with homemade items that are fresh. The food is always hot & tasty, cooked to order. I always look forward to my next visit when I am in town. Continue reading →

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PledgeToFledge Connecticut Boat Trip!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

PledgeToFledge Connecticut announces its’ kickoff event with a birding adventure by boat on the C. J. Toth Quest catamaran around the beautiful Norwalk Islands, departing at 10:00am on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Pledge2Fledge Connecticut has partnered with the famed Norwalk Seaport Association to bring you this fantastic special event. A terrific opportunity to share your love for birding with others, and to help people discover the allure of wild birds while connecting with the natural world around them. Bring a friend, neighbor or colleague to share the magic of birding and the outdoors. Come SEE Birds. SHARE Birds. SAVE Birds. Continue reading →

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“Gifts of the Crow”

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

John Marzluff author of “Gifts of the Crow,” does a Illustrated presentation to a packed house at the Mid-Manhattan New York Public Library, New York, NY on April 2, 2013. Dr. Marzluff discusses the amazing and intelligent corvid family, with a focus on crows. Mardi Dickinson also Includes a book review and the link to her radio interview with both authors. Continue reading →

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Bedford 2020 VegOut!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Bedford 2020, Bedford Garden Club and Mt. Kisco Elementary School co-sponsored an event called VegOut, that took place at the Mt. Kisco Elementary School garden on Saturday, April 6, 2013. This was a hands-on event that featured a series of mini-workshops and one-on-one conversations on local vegetable gardening for beginners to seasoned growers. VegOut event also celebrated the launch of Bedford 2020’s NEW online resource for growing, buying, eating and learning about local food. Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Happy Easter! A beautiful Daffodil Flower showing off signs of an early spring in 2013. Continue reading →

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COA 29th Annual Meeting 2013

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Connecticut Ornithological Association’s (COA) Annual Meeting 2013 was an overwhelming success! Featured Speakers this year were Dr. Stephen Kress, Sharon “Birdchick” Stiteler, and Marshall J. Iliff. Continue reading →

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Happy First Day of Spring!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Happy First Day of Spring! Just around the corner. Enjoy the moment. Continue reading →

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CT NOFA 31st Annual Winter Conference 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (CTNOFA) held their 31st Annual Winter Conference 2013, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Wilton High School in Wilton, CT. Over 800 participants came this year, including 64 vendors and 55 workshops. Continue reading →

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Flock of Winter Robins

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Views of a winter wonderland out every window, brought to us by an overnight snow fall of over five inches. Continue reading →

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Rabbit Rabbit!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Today is the first day of March, and the phrase Rabbit! Rabbit! were the first words spoken to another person in our  house. This is a British tradition that we continue today. When I was growing up, on the morning … Continue reading →

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Farm to Family

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Farm to Family explores the links to past connections and the real honest sustainable agriculture that has been around for centuries and now are imprints in the form of Farmers Markets. Continue reading →

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Nest, Eggs, Heartbreak & Beauty Exhibition

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Now an extraordinary exhibition has been created called “Nests, Eggs, Heartbreak & Beauty” put together by the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon ~ formerly the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center. This exhibition was formed around the recently published book “America’s Other Audubon” by author Joy M. Kiser. Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

Season’s Greetings & Happy New Year! Snow Geese, fall, Chincoteague NWR, Chincoteague, VA. Continue reading →

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Westport CBC Feeder Form 2012

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

Westport CT CBC Bird Feeder Count Form 2012 Continue reading →

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Westport CT Christmas Bird Count 2012

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

This years 66th Annual Westport Christmas Bird Count will be on Sunday, December 16th, 2012 for 24-hour. The Westport Count also includes Norwalk, Weston, Easton, Fairfield and New Canaan. the count is to locate, identify, and count all wild birds found within a 15-mile diameter count circle.For more information contact Mardi Dickinson, Westport CBC Compiler & Captain at mardi1d@gmail.com or http://www.kymrygroup.com Continue reading →

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Bird Migration Lecture

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Townsend Dickinson will take us on a visual odyssey, venturing to productive birding areas in the Americas, to experience birds on migration. He will share intimate photos of life forms whose world-view can be hemispheric. Continue reading →

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Pledge To Fledge 2012

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Mardi Dickinson describes her thoughts on PledgeToFledge Continue reading →

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