{"id":45466,"date":"2024-05-26T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=45466"},"modified":"2024-05-26T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:30:00","slug":"video-photos-guided-walk-in-lower-sackville-kicks-off-bird-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=45466","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO\/PHOTOS: Guided Walk in Lower Sackville kicks off Bird Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> A guided Bird Walk took place in Lower Sackville on May 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Laker News tagged along as Bird Friendly Halifax Coalition put on the walk at the First Lake Trailhead, where Councillor Paul Russell was among those who attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk is held in conjunction with the celebration of Bird Week, which is May 24-31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bird Friendly Halifax Coalition is a working group of organizations and individuals trying to make HRM more bird-friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group put on a series of guided Bird Walks in each HRM District during the week of May 24 &#8211; 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This allows municipal Councillors and citizens can\u00a0learn about birds in their neighbourhood and understand where more work is needed to protect our feathered friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A guided bird walk also took place at McDonald Sports Park in Waverley on May 25, with Deputy Mayor \/Councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon participating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few photos from the bird walk in Lower Sackville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45474\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some birds are spotted. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO STORY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO STORY: Guided bird walk held in Lower Sackville\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4FIJ90rACn8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8242;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45473\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45470\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Showing off some of the camera equipment used to get photos of birds. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/09-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45475\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The guided walk had several people turn up. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;] LOWER SACKVILLE: A guided Bird Walk took place in Lower Sackville on May 24. The Laker News tagged along as Bird Friendly Halifax Coalition put on the walk at the First Lake Trailhead, where Councillor Paul Russell was among those who attended. 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