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In this video Matt unboxes and goes through the basics with regards to using the Comica VM10II Microphone. The camcorder and camcorder accessory videos seen on our YouTube channel are not intended to be teaching aids, they are simply demonstrations on using certain features of the devices discussed in our videos. When connecting the Comica VM10II Microphone to your device, make sure you are connecting it to the appropriate input. The Comica VM10II Microphone costs about $50.00 CDN as of the time this video was produced. Always backup your video recordings and photographs. Feel free to ask
Bluebirds Are Just the Beginning: All About Thrushes
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Bluebirds are a delight to observe, with their bright sky-blues, plump little bodies, and cheerful warbling songs. Familiar and lovable, their enthusiastic embrace of nest boxes also makes for an inspiring community conservation story.
Despite their well-earned adoration, bluebirds offer only a tiny glimpse into the wonderful and diverse family to which they belong: the thrushes. There are 194 thrush species worldwide and more than 45 can be observed in the Western Hemisphere, including the familiar American Robin, the stunning Varied Thrush, and the rare and Critically Endangered Puaiohi in
Galápagos Petrel: Nimble Scavenger
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The swift-flying Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is known by locals as “patapegada,” or “web-footed one.” Once lumped together with the Hawaiian Petrel into a species known as the Dark-rumped Petrel, these two seabirds were split into unique species in 2002 by the American Ornithologists Union based on differences between the two species’ vocalizations, morphology, and genetics.
With long wings and a distinctive flight pattern, the Galápagos Petrel is part of a larger group of seabirds known as “gadfly” petrels. Gadfly petrels are named for their erratic twisting and turning flight,
Barred Owl: Who Cooks for You?
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The Barred Owl (Strix varia), a nocturnal dweller of mature forests in the United States and Canada, has deep, dark eyes and rich, chocolate-brown and cream-colored plumage. This large bird can easily evade detection in the daytime, as it blends in with the tree bark, flies on silent wings, and is quite sedentary. But there’s no mistaking its haunting, hooting song.
Infamous and instantly recognizable, the song of the Barred Owl is a wild and unignorable declaration of ownership to any creature of the swamps, woodlands, and suburbs they call