BASICS


BASICS: "Hummingbirds.....where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with reverence..." (J. J. Audubon).
This is a blog about my summer life at the Baiting Hollow Hummingbird Sanctuary, at my winter garden, Calypso, in the Bahamas, and aspects of life in general.
This private sanctuary is now permanently closed to the general public, as a result of a lawsuit brought by a neighbor. Only my friends and personal guests may visit (paul.adams%stonybrook.edu).

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Does Fake News Invade the Hummingbird World?

There's apparently a new Attenborough-narrated Nature series running on the UK BBC called "Planet Earth II" - a sequel to the 2006 "Planet Earth" series. I'm not sure if this new series is available on US TV. According to Morning News USA some viewers feel the new hummingbird footage is so extraordinary it might not be real but created by "CGI" - "Computer Generated Imagery". Judge for yourself:


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