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Q&A with Michael J. Parr, Co-Author of “Birds of the Tropical Andes”

by BrantaMedia.Com | Posted on July 13, 2025 | Comments Off

_{This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.}

ABC President Michael J. Parr shares highlights and stories from the new book “Birds of the Tropical Andes,” co-authored with wildlife photographer Owen Deutsch.

This beautifully illustrated large-format book celebrates the splendor and extraordinary diversity of Andean birds and the habitats they depend on. It draws on the latest findings from the field and sheds light on the lush alpine and forested terrains that make this avifauna so rich and plentiful. With illuminating essays that share invaluable perspectives from some of the region’s leading bird conservationists, Birds of the Tropical

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Rough-legged Hawk Mom Feeds Her Chicks at a Nest Along Alaska’s Colville River

by BrantaMedia.Com | Posted on July 13, 2025 | Comments Off

_{This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.}

Watch as a pair of Rough-legged Hawks work together to raise their chicks, in this excerpt from our documentary on the raptors of the Colville River Special Area, Alaska. Cornell Lab cinematographer Gerrit Vyn takes you up onto a steep cliffside for intimate views of the mom tending her growing chicks during the long days of the Arctic summer.

Watch the full Colville River Raptors documentary and learn more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/alaska-colville-river-arctic-hawks-falcons-video

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a membership institution dedicated to interpreting and conserving the earth’s biological diversity

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