About this Blog

Welcome to the world of Birds ~ Armchair birding via upclose videos. Adding quality to our life one bird at a time.
Seniors enjoy the gift of healthy memory activity they recieve from watching the theatre of nature. Test yourself to see how many birds you can remember. All shut-ins love the challenge of birdwatching from their windows, TV and computers.
Learn to identify the birds and they will soon feel like new friends.
We can only live one moment at a time. The birds will help us enjoy it as it reduces the fear that comes with memory loss.
Our thanks to the many youtube video producers who are bringing smiles to all who watch the excellent work.
Written and designed by GramaBarb

A song to brighten your day is I like Birds by the eels - Smile!

Friday, March 27, 2015

Owls of the World

Super documentary about OWLS
https://youtu.be/19DfrkRECDY

Barn Owl Nest Webcam In Texas by Cornell
The female barn owl is a colored a little darker than the male.
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/42/Barn_Owls/

Barred Owl Nest Webcam in Indiana by Cornell
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/43/Barred_Owls/

Great Horned Owl nest in Savannah, Georgia by Cornell
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/

The Transformer Owls are species of scops and screech owls with some amazing examples of how it defends itself by transforming itself.
Example how the owls transform themselves.
https://youtu.be/oFJe6SMEHFA

Owl defending itself against a squirrel
https://youtu.be/xFBkBjhqqhA

Friday, March 20, 2015

Herons are Stealthy Hunters

Herons are the masters of stealth. Have you ever watched them stalk prey?

Introduction to the Great Blue Heron
https://youtu.be/sJjr64Lhk7s

Beauty and life of the Great Blue Heron
https://youtu.be/3pW8pkun-eU

The Vancouver Stanley Park Heron Colony
The heron cam gives you the ultimate close up view of one of North America's largest urban colonies of Pacific great blue herons
Read the instructions for getting the max enjoyment from the interactive webcam.
http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/heron-cam.aspx

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/heron-cam.aspx

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/heron-cam.aspx
April 20, 2015 the Heron Chicks are hatching! I just checked out the "contro" and the the position gadget - pick J nest 1 and 2 for 2 nests with chicks at the same time!

The Grey Heron in Africa
Grey Heron eats a frog
https://youtu.be/xmwnUdg_nD0

Grey Heron swallowing a large fish.
https://youtu.be/mxy91Mti0bA

Green Heron
The Green Heron is a stealthy hunter
https://youtu.be/_wD_QeP4oZs

The Green Heron use bait to catch its fish
https://youtu.be/wSgytrXYk-I

Black-crowned Nigh Heron
https://youtu.be/8A0dAUnaI8I

Saturday, March 14, 2015

The People who Care about Storks


When a whole village work together good things will happen.
I want to start my White Stork story in the village of Zywkowo in Poland

https://youtu.be/cG4-ACtRANg

Firefighters clean stork nests in Raiding, Austria.
https://youtu.be/Ni1DlM1x9XY
White Stork gets help in Poland
https://youtu.be/xre0veatIN4

Stork nest webcam at Gögglinger, Germany
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/storcher

Flight of the Stork documentary - 50 minutes commentary
https://youtu.be/_SQej8At9Jk