Avian Media Watch #1

Some avian related items in the media to look out for:

PBS: Nature — ‘Raptor Force’
Sun., 18 Feb 2007 at 8pm & 11pm (Thirteen, WNET - New York )

“Raptors such as the peregrine falcon, golden eagle and red-tailed hawk are spotlighted. Included: a miniature camera captures the world as birds see it; and chronicles a golden eagle's pursuit of a jackrabbit. Also: raptors' influence on airplane design.”

• You Tube &mdash 3 videos [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
• ‘Raptor Force’ website
• Thirteen online pressroom &mdash press release

Outdoor Photographer — March 2007 issue
Article ‘The Birds of Central Park’ by Cal Vornberger

• Cal Vornberger's home page, blog & photo gallery
• Outdoor Photographer website

Bird Watcher's Digest — Mar/Apr 2007 issue
Article ‘Birds, Blogs, and You’ by Mike Bergin of 10,000 Birds

• Post by Mike on 10,000 Birds
• Examples of the best birding blogs by Mike Bergin on BWD
• Bird Watcher's Digest website

‘The Hawk is Dying‘ &mdash starring Paul Giamatti
According to the Altoona Mirror this movie will be released in the U.S. in May/2007

• Article on AltoonaMirror.com showing release dates
• Recent post on this blog

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Film Featuring a Red-tailed Hawk (2006)

Paul Giamatti ‘The Hawk is Dying’ (click pic for reviews)

I just came across this film starring Paul Giamatti (‘Sideways’, ‘Planet of the Apes’, ‘Private Parts’ …) released in 2006 called The Hawk is Dying.

Here's the plot outline from IMDb: “A Gainesville Florida auto upholsterer (Giamatti) attempts to subvert his mundane life by training a wild, red-tailed hawk.”

This is from the IMDb biography of Paul Giamatti — “During the shooting of the upcoming The Hawk Is Dying (2006), which is mainly about his character and a Red-Tailed Hawk, he became a raptor-enthusiast.”

An interview at the A.V. Club features some questions on the movie. Towards the end of page 2 and the beginning of 3 are comments from Paul on the film. Here's one quote from the A.V. Club interview:

PG: I like that movie a lot. If anyone tells me they've seen it, I'm curious as to what they thought about it. People seemed to have a hard time with it at Sundance, so I was curious as to why. It's not that strange of a movie. It didn't feel like it was.

The Wikipedia article on the movie mentions that “The Hawk Is Dying is based on the book by Harry Crews.“

Here are some reviews from Rotten Tomatoes.