All tag results for 'parks'

SRSLY NYC Zoos? Get it together!!

A peacock flew the coop today from the Central Park Zoo and remains on the loose on the Upper East Side.

The bird, a male, escaped around 9 a.m., a zoo worker told The Post.

The peacock drew about 100 onlookers this afternoon as it remained perched on a fifth-floor window at a building near East 65th Street and Fifth Avenue for about five hours.

Zoo workers and Parks Department officials were at the building in the hope the bird would fly to a lower floor so that it could be rescued.

The Bronx Zoo got tons of (possibly unwanted) press when a cobra and a peacock managed to escape this spring — and make some impressively witty twitter accounts.

Someone's copying the @BronxZooPeacock!

The Central Park Zoo Peacock has jumped right on that bad wagon as well. You can follow him under @BirdOnTheTown.

[image via BronxZooPeacock]

Tags: cobra, impressive, parks, peacock, rescue, rescued, srsly, target, twitter, zoo

HEYO, HEYO, HEYO, HEYOOOOO!!

This is just a musical reminder to pick up your doggie doo - to the tune of Blackstreet's No Diggity. LOLZ!

Is this what 90's music has come too??

This seemingly rando video is call ed Dog Doogity, created by the Seattle-based Puget Sound Starts Here is a fresh approach to persuade people to pick up after their pets. Despite campaigns that have passed out pamphlets and placed boxes of plastic bags in public parks, area residents still find themselves dodging doodies on sidewalks, lawns and trails.

Bag it up, bitches!!

Tags: bitch, campaign, dog, law, lol, music, music video, parks, pets, poop, video, walk

Family fun — with a shark!

Large sharks caught in the Gulf of Mexico are creating a scare (and seemingly also entertainment) for people on Texas beaches.

At least two sharks were caught by fishermen recently along the Texas coast.

Experts say you are more likely to get hit by lightning than be bitten by a shark, but it's still the talk of a couple beaches this holiday weekend.

The shark was released after the (above) picture was taken, so he'll live to tell about the time he got away.

The same fate was made for a smaller version caught near. It was released as well, but with a tracker installed by state parks and wildlife workers.

Tags: caught, fishermen, hide your kids hide your wife, parks, people, picture, shark, texas, wildlife

Looking to have an cruelty-free summer vacation?

Aren't we all?

Well, according to PETA, we should cross Sea World off our vacation destination list.

What PETA has to say about these "parks" might shock the amusement right out of you. Watch this video and see what your think.

Click HERE for a list of Cruelty-Free Vacation Hot Spots!

You can even Write A Letter to the company the owns Sea World, and tell them how you fell.

Tags: cruelty, parks, pet, peta, scary, sea, sea world, target, vacation

It's finally here!

Ok, so we just found out this about this holiday this morning. But why not celebrate?

International Migratory Bird Day officially takes place on the second Saturday in May in the U.S. and Canada and in October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Apparently each year, hundreds of thousands of people observe IMBD. They will gather in town squares, community centers, schools, parks, and refuges across the Western Hemisphere to learn more about wild birds, take action to conserve birds and their habitats, and simply have fun.

Click HERE to learn more about International Migratory Bird Day and find parks and festivals celebrating near you!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: community, holiday, international, mexico, morning, parks, south america

If you live in the Southern California area and are into bird watching or just feel like trying it out for fun one day, here are 6 great spots to catch a glimpse of the best birds!

Observe endangered seabirds at the Guadalupe Dunes in Guadalupe, CA, where tiny western snowy plovers lay their delicate eggs undisturbed between the ocean and the sandy dunes.

Species of endangered birds make their home along the north side of Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad, California near the Four Seasons Aviara Resort. An easy 2 mile hiking trail makes it easy to walk or jog through this beautiful coastal wetland to spot many endangered species living in the untouched nature.

A few miles south of San Diego on the westernmost edge of the US-Mexico border, Border Field State Park is home to hundreds of bird species. The nature preserve encompasses scorched frontier land, freshwater marshes, the Tijuana River Estuary, and a beach that is generally deserted aside from the occasional lone fisherman and watchful Border Patrol guards.

298 different species of birds can be sighted on the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, which is one of San Diego County's largest coastal wetlands. Covering approximately a thousand acres of diverse habitat with over six miles of hiking trails makes this a perfect place to spot birds, amongst other animals living in the diverse ecological habitat.

The El Dorado Nature Center exists in Long Beach, CA where the only intrusion is the dull whoosh of nearby freeway traffic, which quickly is lost amidst the four miles of wooded trails laced with birds everywhere and a visitor center to explain it all.

Converted from a landfill to a beautiful 87-acre public garden in 1959, the South Coast Botanic Garden, in the rolling hills of Palos Verdes just south of Los Angeles, is home to 200 species of birds and 2,000 species of plants!

If you're ever bored on a sunny, warm weekend, forget the dull movie theatre and take in simple beauty of nature at any of these places. Enjoy!

Tags: animals, beauty, birds, endangered, lagoon, mexico, nature, outside, parks