Filming birds that dance and pose isn’t easy, but cameraman/producer Paul Stuart reveals how this iconic sequence was captured.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
News: Top 5 Stories For June 1, 2021 (Reuters)
June 1, 2021: Biden to visit Tulsa massacre site, Texas voting bill, assailants open fire on a crowd in Florida, indigenous groups in Canada demand a nationwide search for further graves
1. Joe Biden will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the Tulsa massacre, where hundreds of Black Americans were killed by a white mob. Biden’s trip is a sharp contrast to a year ago, when then-President Donald Trump, a Republican who criticized Black Lives Matter and other racial justice movements, planned a political rally in Tulsa on June 19, the “Juneteenth” anniversary that celebrates the end of U.S. slavery in 1865. The rally was postponed after criticism.
2. Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives boycotted a legislative session, blocking a vote on an election reform bill critics say would make it harder for Blacks and Hispanics to vote.
3. A shooting in Miami early on Sunday, killed two people and wounded more than 20, police and media reported. Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert.
4. Indigenous groups in Canada are calling for a nationwide search for mass graves at residential school sites after the discovery of the remains of 215 children at one former school last week shocked the country.
5. China’s decision to allow families to have up to three children was met with skepticism, with doubts expressed on social media whether it would make much difference.
Analysis: The Logistics & Challenges Of Flying Cars
As electric vehicle technology takes off—literally—how will the logistics of air traffic work out? Join American broadcaster Miles O’Brien and NOVA to watch how NASA researchers are writing the rules that will make air travel via electric vehicles safe. Tune in to “Great Electric Airplane Race” on Wednesday, May 26 at 9/8c or stream it on the PBS Video app or online now: https://to.pbs.org/3vNPEGF
Science: ‘Brood X’ Cicadas Emerge After 17 Years
Trillions of cicadas are starting to emerge in 15 US states after 17 years underground. Gene Kritsky has been studying them for decades and has created a citizen science app, Cicada Safari, to help track the brood.
More than 3000 cicada species have been described worldwide. Most have a yearly life cycle, but seven species in the US belonging to the Magicicada genus remain underground as nymphs for 13 or 17 years before emerging, a process called periodical brooding. The only other two species of cicada to do this are found in Fiji and India. Read more at https://www.newscientist.com/article/…
Views: Tulum – Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (4K)
Tulum is a town on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. It’s known for its beaches and well-preserved ruins of an ancient Mayan port city. The main building is a large stone structure called El Castillo (castle), perched on a rocky cliff above the white sand beach and turquoise sea. Near the ruins is the Parque Nacional Tulum, a coastal area with mangroves and cenotes (natural limestone sinkholes).
Morning News Podcast: Israel Politics, Balkan Gangsters, Canada Butter
The only thing that unites the parties of a would-be government is the will to oust Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. What chance their coalition can secure political stability?
A new report reveals where the gangsters of the Balkans are stashing their loot: in an increasingly distorted property market. And a look at the mysterious case of Canada’s hardened butter.
Walks: Trafalgar Square – Waterloo Road, London
London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times.
TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Intro 0:30 – Trafalgar Square / St Martin-in-the-Fields 0:52 – Duncannon Street 1:20 – Charing Cross Station 1:34 – Strand 6:51 – Aldwych 8:08 – Waterloo Bridge 9:48 – City of London Skyline 10:23 – Waterloo Bridge 10:34 – National Theatre 10:55 – Waterloo 17:15 – Waterloo Underground Station 18:06 – Waterloo Road 19:32 – The Old Vic