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Learning the Birds began as a newspaper column in The Canadian Record, an award-winning newspaper in Canadian, Texas. The bird column continues to appear every other week and sometimes includes a BirdWords Crossword Puzzle. The Canadian Record appears on newsstands in Canadian every Thursday, and is now available online at www.canadianrecord.com. Learning the Birds is also a feature of regional programming on the local NPR affiliate, High Plains Public Radio. The five-minute module airs every Tuesday morning at 10:30 CST, and Saturday during Western Swing & Other Things. Podcasts of recent shows are available on the HPPR website. Click on the Nighthawk feather to contact Ruth.
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Born
and raised in Canadian, Texas, Ruth Beasley lived in Boston until
1999 when she returned to Texas to live on a ranch fifteen
cattle-guards from town. Surrounded by wildlife, Ruth realized that
like many people she knew very little about birds, so she began
reading, watching, and learning about the birds. This soon led to
the newspaper columns and radio features called Learning the
Birds. The varied habitat on the High Plains and its location on
the Central Flyway guarantee a wealth of birds and a rich
field for study. Doing her homework and reporting what she learns,
Ruth takes on a variety of Bird World topics —
from particular
birds to phenomena like anting, molting, and mobbing. In Learning
the Birds, Ruth celebrates the High Plains and
shares an abiding appreciation for the natural world.
