The DC Environmental Film Festival is coming up on March 11 - 22! It looks like another good year for birds. Here are just a few bird-related (& some indirectly bird-related) films. For a complete listing, go to www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org [1].
Island at the End of the World—wildlife of Patagonia.
National Geographic Society
Tuesday, March 11, 12 noon
Free
The Lord God Bird—debate over the ivory-billed woodpecker.
National Geographic Society
Friday, March 14, 7:30 pm
$18
Paranormal Pigeons—theories on pigeon/bird navigation.
National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium
Saturday, March 15, 3 pm
Free
Galapagos: Born of Fire—finches groom tortoises, albatross courtship, & an erupting volcano
National Museum of Natural History
Sunday, March 16, 2 pm
Free
Animals in Love—courtship behavior in wildlife, including birds
Embassy of France
Sunday, March 16, 4 pm
Free
The Planet—climate change
Georgetown University
Monday, March 17, 6:30 pm
Free
American Prairie Reserve—protecting bison & other wildlife on the Plains
American University
Wednesday, March 19, 7 & 8:30 pm
Free
Dirty Secrets—impact of hormone-altering chemicals on wildlife
National Geographic Society
Wednesday, March 19, 7 pm
$18
Go, Butterflies, Go!—migration of butterflies from Russia to Morocco
Royal Netherlands Embassy
Thursday, March 20, 6 & 8 pm
Free
Don’t—follow the lifespan of a monarch butterfly
National Museum of Natural History
Friday, March 21, 12 noon
Free