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The Elusive GUIANAN TROGON: A Serendipitous Backyard Encounter

10,000 Birds

As a new birder, I had always been fascinated with the GUIANAN TROGON and while it is a shy bird, it is by no means a rare and difficult-to-find bird, except for me that is … My journey to find the GUIANAN TROGON began in the lush landscapes of my now-adopted home country of Panama, a birdwatcher’s paradise.

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Shearwaters from Shore

10,000 Birds

When I was a new birder, I adopted Pillar Point Harbor near Half Moon Bay as a “patch.”. Bonus : A couple of years earlier, a blue whale washed up several miles south of Half Moon Bay, at Bean Hollow State Beach. Patch birding is rewarding because the birds become familiar, as do the changes across the seasons.

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US Judge Asked to Hear Case about Orcas

Critter News

PETA claims the captured killer whales are treated like slaves, forced to live in tanks and perform daily at its parks in San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida. when the constitution was adopted.

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See OCEANS, Save Oceans!

4 The Love Of Animals

“These filmmakers have given us the pleasure of looking over their shoulders—of doing what I have dreamed of being able to do—to get in a school of fish, to be a dolphin, to be a whale—and swim along with them,” said Dr. Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society. This is the best I’ve ever seen.

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5 Time Management Hacks to Hit Your Sales Quota This Holiday Season

Sales and Marketing Management

If a good deal of business comes from smaller firms with shorter approval lines, maybe it’s time to prioritize 10 of them rather than chasing the one enterprise whale with months of procurement red tape. With the pressure high and time tight, sales teams must be operating efficiently and smoothly as they head into the holiday period.

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