The Center for Birds of Prey is calling all haiku writers and passionate poets to celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day with haikus celebrating the two vulture species found in Florida: Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures. Fifteen winners will be chosen and featured along the Center for Birds of Prey’s storywalk. Submissions available here. One entry per person. Click…
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USA Today – Want hummingbirds in your yard? Experts say start with these 5 things
“As warm weather draws migrating birds back to North America, many of us start watching the yard a little more closely—hoping to spot one of nature’s most dazzling visitors. Hummingbirds, with their jewel‑bright feathers and lightning‑fast wings, are small, swift, and famously hard to catch in action. The good news? It doesn’t take much to attract…
Audubon – UCF Knighthawk Audubon Campus Chapter Brings Nature Journaling to Campus
When planning their upcoming semester of activities, the officers of Knighthawk Audubon – the campus chapter located at the University of Central Florida — threw around different ideas. Birding, of course; walks in nature; but what about folks looking for a gentler introduction to birding? Two of their officers — Vice President Si Zhang (a Conservation Leadership Initiative alum) and Treasurer…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 