Happy Goose Day 2023
Happy Goose Day – September 29, 2023
– The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is well known for flying in a distinctive V-formation.
Birds
Happy Goose Day – September 29, 2023
– The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is well known for flying in a distinctive V-formation.
World Cassowary Day – September 26, 2023
– The Cassowary is the third tallest bird in the world after the (1) Ostrich and the (2) Emu.
National Hummingbird Day – September 03, 2023
– Hummingbirds are birds native only to the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
International Vulture Awareness Day – September 02, 2023
– The Hooded Vulture has a wide distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
International Owl Awareness Day – August 04, 2023
– The Great Gray Owl is the largest species of oel in the world.
American Eagle Day – June 20, 2023
– Bald Eagles only live in North America – Canada, U.S. and northern parts of Mexico.
World Albatross Day – June 19, 2023
– The Albatross rarely touches land except during breeding season.
World Parrot Day – May 31, 2023
– There are almost 400 species of parrots in the world.
– There are 19 species of Macaws including several critically endangered species.
Whooping Crane Day – May 28, 2023
– Whooping Crane (Grus americana) – During courtship dances, the crane bows its head, flaps its wings and leaps into the air to form and strengthen its bond with its one mate for life.
World Migratory Bird Day – May 14 , 2023
– Instinctively, migrating birds know where to migrate and how to navigate back home.
International Flamingo Day – April 26, 2023
– A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
World Penguin Day – April 25, 2023
– The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest & heaviest of all penguin species & is endemic to Antarctica.
World Aquatic Animal Day – April 03, 2023
-An aquatic animal is any animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, that lives in water for all or most of its lifetime.
World Sparrow Day – March 20, 2023
– Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) also known as true sparrows.
– New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Buzzard Day – March 15, 2023
– Buzzards are able to survive in a wide variety of habitats from lowland farms to high mountains.
Macaw Hoodies and Sweatshirts by Wildlife Be Wild Tees
-A portion of each Macaw Hoodie and Sweatshirt sale goes to the Toucan Rescue Ranch in Costa Rica
International Festival of Owls – March 03 – 05, 2023
– #InternationalFestivalofOwls
– A group of owls is called a parliament.