Birdchick Podcast #76: Murmurations and Duck Penises

Warning.  This podcast gets a bit BLUE at the end.  If you listen to this with kids or at work...may not be the best one for you. Really cool video of starlings wheeling and spinning.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/31158841[/vimeo]

Sometimes even super common birds unleash their awesomeness.  Here's another video from @sfraster

My buddy Amber has an an op-ed piece in the Star Tribune about using lead alternatives when deer hunting.

Red-tailed hawk with the nail through it's face has been released--yay!

The duets of long-tailed wrens in Ecuador.  Be sure to watch the video with the article.

There's now a Kickstarter site for people doing science projects called Rocket Hub...and of course there's a research project on duck penises that needs funding.