Writing and Ruminating (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today's stops on the WBBT are as follows: Illustrator Jim DiBartolo at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast in another of the gobsmackingly gorgeous posts we've all come to expect from Jules and Eisha. This one is chock full of Jim's original art, including a few of his co-productions with his lovely and talented wife, Laini Taylor, who is interviewed by Kerry at Shelf Elf today (see below): Art...
Freespace (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
This amusing video is actually about a very sad story. It features Sirocco, a rather famous kakapo. The kakapo is world's rarest parrot; the world's only flightless and nocturnal parrot, it's native to New Zealand, but it's too friendly to...
The Panic Room (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
I've fallen in love. Don't be silly, it's not with a man, ooh heaven's no. The object of my adoration is a fat flightless green parrot named Sirocco and he lives on Cod Island off the coast of New Zealand with the last handful of his endangered species. The bird is called the Kakapo and it is teetering on the edge of extinction. Should we be sad about this? Well yes. We should indeed. Twenty
haha.nu (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction. In New Zealand the travellers make their way through one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, [...] Related posts: Parrot plays sports Birth of one parrot Japanese honeybees vs. a hornet...
Another Chance To See (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
As Sirocco and Mark's mating video surges past the 1 million views on YouTube, here's an album with some pictures of Sirocco when he just a chick . According to TVNZ , Sirocco now has 4,000 Facebook friends and more than 2,000 followers on Twitter . The Department of Conservation (DOC) spokeswoman Nic Vallance says it is great to know that people all over the world are interested in New Zealand's precious...
Another Chance To See (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Stephen Fry is backing a new plea by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to save the Cotswold water vole from extinction. BBC News has the story. "We're particularly worried about the plight of the..enchanting water vole," said Mr Fry and Mark Carwardine, from wildlife programme Last Chance to See. [...] "We've just spent six months travelling the world in search of high profile endangered...
The Poor Mouth (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
I just could not resist posting this. I wet myself laughing when I saw this on a programme caled "Last Chance To See" on BBC2 a oouple of weeks ago. It's that look of aparent delight on the Kakapo's face which cracks me up while Stephen Fry's mellifluous tones are always a delight to hear.
A break, at home... (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
No knitting yesterday evening as Himself and I went to Bristol. Chic Girl, The Whizz Kid. the WK's Mama, Himself and I had supper first - sushi and sashimi from Obento. Yum yum yum. Then on to St Georges, to hear a lecture by Mark Carwadine (zoologist and conservationist) organised by the World Land Trust. There is no way I was going to take a photo while he was standing there, but this is the stage...
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Filed under: Other Reality Shows , Documentary , British TV That's a Kakapo over there. It's an endangered species of flightless parrot. We'll get to him in a second. But I wanted to point out that this is, in fact, the first time a Kakapo has appeared at TV Squad. This year is the 30th anniversary of Douglas Adams' classic TV, radio and book series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . As part...
Later On (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
From the YouTube description: Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction. In New Zealand the travellers make their way through one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, [...]
Another Chance To See (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Cast your vote at the annual Forest and Bird "Bird of the Year" poll . The Kakapo won in 2008, but this year's poll appears to feature many more birds. Don't forget the Chatham Island Robin, which Don Merton saved from extinction during the early 1980s, with the population only included a single female. --- Originally published at http://www.anotherchancetosee.com
Another Chance To See (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The video of Mark Carwardine being shagged by Sirocco the Kakapo is rapidly becoming a YouTube sensation, as it nears one million views . It has been uploaded to YouTube by the BBC, so I'm able to embed it below. Radio New Zealand reports that the Department of Conservation is delighted with the attention, as donations to the Kakapo Recovery Programme have gone through the roof, especially as donations...
Have i told you........ (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Hi I attach a link to the bbc 2 programme with Stephen fry and Mark carwardine and a Kakapo parrot. So click onto the title and watch the video for yourself.
Dependable Renegade (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
When trying to capture a male Kakapo on film, do NOT wear green! [h/t Mrs. Gummo]
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