Birds Of The World: Toco Toucan

 The Toco Toucan(Ramphastos toco), also known as the Common Toucan, or GIant Toucan is a bird which is found in South America. The Toco Toucan is classified in the avian order Piciformes and family Ramphastidae.

Physical Characteristics

An adult Toco Toucan is black throughout most of its body but much of its face and throat are white. The long broad bill is orange-red with a black tip. Around the eye there is a blue ring that is surrounded by orange or red skin. The average measurements of an adult Toco Toucan are: 669 grams(1.5 pounds), 60 centimeters(2 feet) long, and the … Continue

Defenders: A Day in the Life – Celebrating Latino Conservation Week

Celebrate Latino Conservation Week through habitat restoration, outreach, and education with our Texas Representative, Azalia Rodríguez, and Field Intern for the Southwest, Isabella Orta. Defenders of Wildlife partnered with Latino Outdoors for an action-packed weekend highlighting and supporting the Latino community’s role in conservation.

Video Transcript:

Azalia: It’s day 1 of our Latino Conservation weekend event – we’re partnering with Latino Outdoors and of course, Defenders of Wildlife.

One part of the reason I love my job so much is because we get to do a lot of habitat restoration work for community led events just like this. And so … Continue

Add Dockable Dialogs In Gimp

In this video we demonstrate how to add dockable dialogs in Gimp. when you use the dockable dialogs you will have access to fonts, gradients, color palettes. etc.