John James Audubon's Birthday ...
April 26, 2012
I just found out it's today!
The Massachusetts Audubon Society was asking its members to report in on chipmunk activity, and since we just spotted our first chipmunk of the year, I jumped into the conversation ... and that's when I noticed another member wishing the late Mr. Audubon "best birthday wishes."
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Well! As long-time members of the MAS (and life-long nature lovers), I consider this a great day to celebrate in some small way or another!
First, we could learn more about the man himself, and the society set up in his name. There are things to read online, but I also found a 55-minute documentary called, John James Audubon: Drawn by Nature. It is available on Netflix as "streaming" video, which means you can watch it immediately if you subscribe to that service (which we do). This will be something nice to watch with the kids after dinner!
There are (of course) a few books at the library I'd like to check out ...
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon
John Audubon: Young Naturalist
John James Audubon's Journal of 1826: The Voyage to the Birds of America
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And naturally, we took extra-special care to fill all our birdfeeders today!
Now, speaking of special days that are nature and history related ... tomorrow is Arbor Day ... and I have a very special post planned for that. :)
Hope you're all having a great day!
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