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Saturday, November 3, 2018

EVERYONE is keeping their eye on this birdie!


It's the day before tomorrow's annual New York City Marathon and in all my years of living in NYC, I try to avoid Central Park at this time of year (except I usually attend the Marathon's fireworks annual display which always takes place on the Friday night before the race as I mentioned in yesterday's entry here on Blogger).

I enjoy being in this park at all times of year and in all types of weather, but the  massive crowds who congregate there are hard to navigate. In spite of my aversion to this situation, I went to Central Park late this afternoon in hopes of encountering a Mandarin duck who has been making headlines ever since arriving in NYC a week or so ago.

And it seems there were more than a few people who showed up with the same intent — to keep their  eye on this birdie, as evidenced in the image atop this entry, which shows only a mere fraction of people who were gathered near a pond to catch a glimpse of this creature.

Much to my delight and to the delight of a number of people of all ages, genders and races, the headline making Mandarin duck was there, which for me, was my fifteenth new bird citing in this Year of the Bird! The next set of images feature this beautiful visitor.

MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA
MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA
MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA
MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA
MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA
MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA
MY MANDARIN DUCK IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE  VIA  FAA

It was so uplifting to see this duck and even more uplifting to see that this bird could bring such a diverse group of people together.

Even Cam, the female feisty cardinal who is the main storyteller in my three volume book series, Words In Our Beak was inspired to learn how much one bird can do for humanity.

SEE PRESS RELEASE
SEE PRESS RELEASE
SEE PRESS RELEASE

Cam is now inspired to have her books promoted in media venues which will likely mean more work for Chris Deatherage (the editor and formatter of these books) as well as yours truly.

She has now asked me to remind readers that greeting cards that feature images of her in a solo photo-op, as well as one with her son, Vincenzo, and one with a solo shot of her husband, Mac (Vincenzo's father) are not only available via Fine Art America (FAA); but, from now through November the fourth (tomorrow night) they can be ordered with the shipping fees waived!

AVAILABLE VIA FAA
AVAILABLE VIA FAA
AVAILABLE VIA FAA

Here's the link to get any of these cards (with no shipping) as well as others not featured here. 

And the purchasing info for the book series is posted below. Cam may just be on her way to attracting the crowds of the size interested in the Mandarin duck, after all, she's a prolific spokes-bird, as you will see upon reading her books!

Volume One: ISBN: 9780996378529
Book Seller Info: http://bit.ly/2AFZDCz
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2zxVujM
Barnes & Noble On-Line: http://bit.ly/2AAnB26
book culture On Columbus (a bookstore on the UWS in NYC): http://bit.ly/2FsC1Uf

Volume Two: ISBN: 9780996378536
Book Seller Info: http://bit.ly/2q75g8e
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2DY0mz0
Barnes & Noble On-Line: http://bit.ly/2G65m6H

Volume Three: ISBN: 978099637853
Book Seller Info: http://bit.ly/2IzH2iu
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IYkmpA
Barnes & Noble On-Line: http://bit.ly/2vedQot

EACH OF THESE BOOKS CAN BE ORDERED FROM ANY PLACE SELLING BOOKS BY GIVING THEM THE TITLE, OR ISBN, OR MY NAME, PATRICIA YOUNGQUIST.


MY BOOK SERIES

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