RTPI YouTube Channel
Have you subscribed to our YouTube Channel? If not, please do! There will be a lot more video coming this year by RTPI staff from multiple countries and states as well as our local region here in Western New York. As our channel trailer shows it will be something of everything from art to education to conservation.
Read MoreCosta Rica banding video discussion
As you may have seen in our media bar this new HD video features RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser discussing banding in Costa Rica’s Curu Wildlife Reserve on the Nicoya Peninsula (update – the second video can be seen here and the third video can be seen here). You can listen to Sean detailing why it is important while putting a Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) through the process. This is the first of a series of videos from Costa Rica that you should look for in the media bar or our media section as well as our blog. Sean also discusses research and conservation...
Read MoreSean Graesser: banding at Curu Wildlife Reserve, Costa Rica
RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser discusses banding in Costa Rica’s Curu Wildlife Reserve on the Nicoya Peninsula while putting a Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) through the process. Sean also discusses research and conservation efforts underway there, why it is important and how our backyard birds need our help at their winter homes. Video by RTPI President Twan Leenders in December 2013.
Read MoreSnowy Owl video: hearing test
You may have seen my recent blog entry with Snowy Owl photos depicting a “day” in the life of the species, and that very cooperative bird was sitting around long enough for me to take some HD video of it as well. It was initially not exactly the most riveting footage in history as it looked over its shoulder and away from the camera continuously (plenty shall remain unseen). However, when I wiped some snow off my jacket while I stood behind the camera it made for an unintentionally awesome hearing test. The owl clearly heard the soft wiping noise I made from a considerable...
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