So many gorgeous photos of such a great variety of birds.

I love the sweetness of Liron Gertsman's Rock Pigeon pair, the drama of Sandra M. Rothenberg's nestbuilding Baltimore Oriole, and the grace of Steven Chu's cartwheeling Short-eared Owls.

#Audubon #birds #photography

The 2023 Audubon Photography Awards

https://www.audubon.org/news/2023-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and-honorable-mentions

Our yard is an officially certified mess! 🤪

After a few years of adding #nativeplants and doing grueling battle with some pernicious invasives, it was rewarding to get this certification. We also got some pointers and resources for further improvement, and encouragement that we're on the right track.

More info for people in the New Hope #Audubon service area (Chatham, Durham, Orange, and parts of surrounding counties in central North Carolina) here:
https://www.newhopeaudubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-certification

#KillYourLawn

Pigeons, puffins and penguins 🐧#ICYMI: Stunning bird photography revealed at the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards last week.

https://www.audubon.org/news/2023-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and-honorable-mentions

#birdphotography #photography #birds #audubon

Whee! #Pictures from #Audubon!
https://www.audubon.org/news/2023-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and-honorable-mentions

Fun from #Audubon! #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #nature #videos https://www.audubon.org/news/the-2022-audubon-photography-awards-top-12-videos

[Blog Archive]
Maria Martin Bachman: Audubon's Birds and some often Overlooked Contributions of Women to Natural History
Many of the backgrounds and detailed vegetation illustrations which put Audubon's birds in context were painted by Maria Martin. Her contributions included the beautifully and accurately detailed entomological drawings....
#HistSTm #Slavery #Audubon #EnvHist #EnvironmentalStudies #SouthCarolina
https://until-darwin.blogspot.com/2010/12/audubons-birds-and-some-often.html

[Blog Archive]
Maria Martin Bachman's sketches and paintings for Audubon: On-line Exhibition from the Charleston County Public Library
[The online exhibit has been taken down, but the surviving works by Maria Martini are still viable via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine via https://web.archive.org/web/20151110011923/http://sites.slicker.com/ccpl/content.asp?name=Site&catID=6013&parentID=5403 ]
#HistSTm #Slavery #Audubon #EnvHist #EnvironmentalStudies #SouthCarolina
https://until-darwin.blogspot.com/2011/02/maria-martin-bachmans-sketches-and.html

[Blog Archive]
A Short Biography of John Bachman (1790-1874)
2010. Dictionary of Early American Philosophers.
Clergyman, educator, naturalist, friend of Audubon, and enslaver...[Bachman and Audubon] united over their shared love of Natural History... collecting specimen...and disputing their divergent manners, as the ascetic Bachman often admonished Audubon for his love of “gog and wine and snuff.”
#HistSTm #Slavery #Audubon #EnvHist #EnvironmentalStudies #SouthCarolina
https://until-darwin.blogspot.com/2011/07/short-biography-of-john-bachman-1790.html

Friday at noon, I get to moderate a @gbhnews "Ask the Expert" event with the incredible #bird illustrator and expert DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY. I've had a chance to do a few of these with David, and they're a lot of fun and I always learn so much. Sign up here to join us and ask David your questions about #birds https://www.wgbh.org/events/ask-the-expert-spring-birding-virtual #birding #audubon

Another find from today’s shopping excursion to Midtown Scholar Bookstore- original “Ruby-throated Humming-bird” Pl.56 from Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania, 1890 (L) - an illustration lifted from #Audubon’s Birds of America Ocavo Ed. Pl.253, 1839-44 (R).
#naturalhistoryart #scientificillustration #sciart #birds #hummingbirds #birdsinart

The #greatest #birdartist you’ve never heard of - #RexBrasher #painted more #birds than #Audubon, and he never owned #slaves - this article is a welcome revelation - enjoy https://wapo.st/3oRek38 #birding #birds #conservation #ornithology #ornithologist

#article Many birding orgs are named for wildlife painter — & enslaver — John James #Audubon. As more orgs commit to dropping “Audubon” from their names & rebranding, calling the name a hurdle to enviro justice work, a #Seattle chapter follows thru: https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/03/amid-controversy-seattle-audubon-changes-its-name

#birding #birds #washington #conservation #ornithology #environmentaljustice #localnews #inclusion #environment #outdoorrecreation

Name Change Celebrates Inclusive Future For Seattle Audubon Society

by @GrrlScientist via @ForbesScience / @Forbes

#birding #birdwatching #conservation #racism #seattle #audubon https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/29/name-change-celebrates-inclusive-future-for-seattle-audubon-society/

Expressing my Disappointment in Audubon National

https://www.chuq.me/blog/expressing-my-disappointment-in-audubon-national

#birding #audubon

Recharged with glorious life list #birding over this break! Sandhill #Cranes #RoweSanctuary #Audubon

My only contribution to the current #Audubon discourse is that when I first traveled to the US, I wasn't familiar with the name. So when I first heard it, I thought people were possibly saying Autobahn

The decision to keep the name bucks a recent trend of social reckoning that had led to renaming schools and streets, and the removal of statues to sever associations with people with racist histories, including fellow bird #conservation groups that have recently dropped #Audubon from their names. | @nytimes #race #history #birds https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/science/audobon-society-name-change.html

[The #WashingtonPost] National #Audubon Society, pressured to remove slave-owning naturalist’s name, keeps it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/national-audubon-society-name-change/

That disappointing decision is for the birds.

My spirit animal is a Golden Eagle. Last nights Golden Eagle Audubon Society banquet was fantastic, the @riversidehotelboise did a great job, the silent and live auction had soo many great items. Lauren McGough was speaker and told us about hunting in partnership with eagles. I think this magnificent bird knew where I was in the room. #audubon #wildnature #birds

My spirit animal is a Golden Eagle. Last nights Golden Eagle Audubon Society banquet was fantastic, the @riversidehotelboise did a great job, the silent and live auction had soo many great items. Lauren McGough was speaker and told us about hunting in partnership with eagles. I think this magnificent bird knew where I was in the room. #audubon #wildnature #birds