Quarantine entertainment

[Pajarita]

6 questions pet owners ask:

https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories ... 7-40378997


Virtual tour (with narration) of two recently excavated houses in Pompei:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... E1MzI0MwS2


Movies, TV, music and podcast recommendations:

https://www.themiamihurricane.com/2020/ ... uarantine/


Best games to play:

https://thoughtcatalog.com/samantha-new ... ronavirus/


And, for the people like me, who needs to remain in strict isolation, there are always family visits from the curb My daughter, her husband and her two kids came yesterday to 'visit': I stood in my porch and they were on the sidewalk with their gloves and masks - we waved to each other, talked and had a short but a very nice visit.

[Pajarita]

Treasure Island by the National Theatre is streaming for free on YouTube tonight!

https://www.timeout.com/london/news/nat ... ght-041620


MOMA offering free courses online:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... UxNDcxNwS2


Smithsonian Channel for free:

https://watch.smithsonianchannel.com/?p ... 70fb434fef


New book by Sibley: 'What is like to be a bird - What Birds Are Doing and Why — from Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing.' (personal note: I am definitely getting it!)

https://www.unionleader.com/nh/outdoors ... 3963c.html

They don't have it on amazon but Target does:
https://www.target.com/p/what-it-s-like ... &gclsrc=ds


And, if you really enjoy animal stories, I wholeheartedly suggest you get any (or all ) of the James Herriot's books. To whet your appetite, a few stories from his books (but none of them is my most favorite story from his books):

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... d-vet.html

[Pajarita]

Become a backyard naturalist (two links):

https://therevelator.org/backyard-natur ... id=1643469


https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/anima ... 6-40378997


Pets 'working from home' (cute pix!):

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lif ... li=BBnbcA0


Birds of South America Gallery (but there are others):

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wil ... h-america/



Five ways to help animals during pandemic:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -pandemic/

[Pajarita]

Can't hug other people? Hug a tree, instead!

ttps://www.zmescience.com/science/icela ... -242789930


Free virtual tours of five landmark heritage sites in Egypt:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... g5NDkxMgS2


Best wildlife photo of the month - March:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/res ... title_1120

[Pajarita]

Minnesota zoo has online animal exhibits:

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/min ... c4707be5dc


Explore Washington DC with narration from Smithsonian scholar:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... E3ODU0OQS2



Create your own virtual art museum:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... E3ODU0OQS2


Virtual board games that you can play with friends from afar:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovati ... E3ODU0OQS2

[Pajarita]

Creepy museums objects:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... I3NTYwNAS2


David Attenborough is teaching online classes:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environm ... shutdowns/


Free video tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... QwNTU0NAS2



Free museum-led meditation sessions:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... QwNTU0NAS2


Rescue/sanctuary opens pen pal program so kids can bond with animals during lockdown:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/yearinof ... i-BB133krX

[Pajarita]

Birds, birds, birds (podcast):

https://www.si.edu/sidedoor/ep-4-birds-birds-birds


10 virtual tours:

https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadgets- ... 1-40378997


Netflix Our Planet documentaries in YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... bLA&link=t


Nasa website shows what the Hubble saw on your birthday:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... UxNjYwOAS2

[Pajarita]

A daily dose of nature (webinars!):

https://www.nathab.com/traveler-resourc ... =200424t-e


Streaming live Apr/30 "Rock the house for animals" supporting the Humane Society and Sidewalk:

https://www.humanesociety.org/resources ... content=fi


Ten medical, healthy and fitness shows to stream in Hulu:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural- ... s-on-hulu/

[Pajarita]

Read along with Michelle Obama and other educational livestreams:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovati ... g2MDg4MAS2


Vote for the best photo of the Month for April (personal note, my favorites are the Carmine Bee-eater and the Sunbird):

ttps://focusingonwildlife.com/news/vote ... pril-2020/


Guilty!:

https://livestly.com/guilty-dogs-that-w ... DogsCaught


San Antonio has a drive-through zoo attraction:

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/ ... t-new.html

[Pajarita]

35 soothing nature videos:

https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... re-videos/


7 days free of Disney +:

https://www.disneyplus.com/welcome/the- ... Inc-705078


Smithsonian Museum virtual tour:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithson ... EwMDIyNQS2


Former marine reunited with his bomb-sniffing dog after years:

https://www.simbaly.com/view/former-mar ... jgWtCDevUU

Colombia to plant 180 Million trees!

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/colom ... f-77230706

And, just because it is interesting:

find out how the starling came to USA
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/anima ... 1-40378997

Scientists discover that soil closes wounds!
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/soi ... und-05253/