Date: 3/14/25 9:38 pm From: Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...> Subject: [EBB-Sightings] Melani King’s video - Among 2024 Best of Macaulay Library Videos
East Bay birders:
I wanted to give a big shout out to local birder, Melani King, for having
her video selected by the team at Cornell Lab / eBird / Macaulay Library as
one of their 21 favorite videos (worldwide) for 2024! Congratulations
Melani!
The video, which features an Allen’s Hummingbird lovingly building her
nest, was the product of a lot of patient observation, and repeated visits
(if I recall correctly?) to monitor the bird and nest’s progress.
I happened to watch the compilation of winning videos today - not expecting
to see a video from anyone familiar. What a surprise! The sequence of
selected videos is gorgeous, with beautiful music plus bird sounds.
During these fraught times, watching this was very soothing and peaceful,
reminding me why we all enjoy birds.
