On Midway Atoll, a remote island in the middle of the Pacific, photographer Chris Jordan is uncovering an environmental tragedy that is taking place in the bellies of Albatross. This is an important film that is currently in production. Lots more great stuff on Chris Jordan’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/journeytomidway Or, for more context, visit Chris […]
Archive | Wild Bird Rescue
Helping the Birds at Fort Desoto Park
Saving the Birds from Bill Mills on Vimeo. Excellent videography and audio in this beautiful 5 minute documentary shot in St. Petersburg, FL.
A Bird in the Hand at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary
A few weeks back I wrote about a volunteer training class at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores. The class was to recruit volunteers to help out at the avian hospital during the spring nesting season. I decided to volunteer one day each week to help care for baby birds that are brought in. […]
Pelicans Eat the Strangest Things
Reverend Steve Jackson was recently vacationing on my favorite island, Anna Maria, when he was given the opportunity to help out a pelican in distress. Most people would have just kept minding their own business, especially if they were here on vacation, but Reverend Jackson stepped right up. Read Jackson’s account of his pelican rescue […]
Volunteer Seabird Rescue in Florida
Volunteer Seabird Rescue Effort in Florida from David McRee on Vimeo. Recently I’ve posted about the consequences of seabirds coming into contact with fishing line and fish hooks. I’ve put together this little video clip of the day I spent with several local seabird rescue volunteers who were working the south pier on the Skyway […]
Pelican Accidentally Hooked by Fisherman
Last week I blogged about a seabird rescue operation at the Skyway Pier. Just thought I’d update you on the condition of the injured pelican pictured in that blog post with a rather large hook in its mouth. The video below is what I shot right after we captured the pelican. The bird rescue volunteers […]
Pelicans vs. Hook and Line
I’ve just made my first bird rescue trip. Liz Vreeland, a local bird rescue volunteer, invited me to spend the day on the Skyway Bridge State Park Fishing Pier to see for myself what a serious problem exists on the pier, and what she and others are trying to do about it. The problem is […]
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary Fly Free
The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary cares for injured wild birds and, when possible, returns them to the wild. All species of wild birds, like this beautiful white ibis (above), benefit from the hard work of the volunteers and paid staff of the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary produces a very informative newsletter to keep the public informed about […]
