Julie Zickefoose on Blogspot: Giant Otters on NPR

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Thurs. Feb. 27, 2020, 7 PM: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at Mt. St. Joseph University Theater, 5701 Delhi Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45233. Doors open 6:30 pm. For info call Colleen McSwiggin (513) 244-4864

Mar. 11-15, 2020: Bird Friendly Backyard workshop and Saving Jemima talk at Joint Conference, N. Am. Bluebird Society/Bluebirds Across Nebraska, Holiday Inn Convention Center, Kearney, NE. Right in the middle of sandhill crane migration! Call (308) 237-5971 for reservations.

Mon. Mar. 23, 2020, 6 PM: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at Morgan Co. Master Gardeners Event, Twin City Opera House, 15 W. Main St., McConnelsville, OH. Free and open to the public. Call (740) 962-4854 for information.

Sun. Mar. 29, 2020, 3 PM: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at Sunday With Friends,, Washington Co. Public Library, 205 Oak Hill St. NE, Abingdon, VA 24210. For more information, call (276) 676-6390

Apr. 30-May 2, 2020: Julie Zickefoose at New River Birding Festival, Opossum Creek Retreat, Fayetteville, WV. Friday night keynote: Saving Jemima. Curtis Loew, miracle curdoggie, presiding.

May 7, 2020, 7 pm: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at Campus Martius Museum, Washington and Third Streets, Marietta, OH. Booksigning after. If you missed the Esbenshade lecture/ People's Bank talk in November 2019, this is your event!

Weds. May 13 2020, 5:30 PM: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center's event at Essex Meadows, 30 Bokum Rd., Essex, CT 06426 This event is open to the public.

Thurs. May 14 2020, 6 PM: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at New Haven Bird Club's Annual Banquet, Amarante's Restaurant, 62 Cove St., New Haven, CT 06512. This event is open to the public!

Sat. May 16, 2020: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" for Bergen Co. Audubon Society at Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plz, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 Time to be announced. Call (201) 460-1700 for more info.

Sun. May 17, 2020, 2 PM: "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Rd., Litchfield, CT 06759. Call (860) 567-0857 for information.

Tues. May 19, 2020, 7 PM: Good Reads on Earth Author Series, by PRI's Living On Earth with Julie Zickefoose and Saving Jemima at Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, 208 South Great Rd., Lincoln MA 01773. Includes audience participation, and will be taped for airing on public radio! Get the book first, read up and call (781) 259-2200 for information.

Thurs. May 21, 2020 6 pm: Julie Zickefoose, "Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-luck Jay" at Bigelow Chapel, Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge MA 02138. Call (617) 547-7105 for more info.

Giant Otters on NPR

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

I'll be on All Things Considered this evening March 17, 2009, talking about getting bitten by an Amazon Giant Otter. I enjoyed everything leading up to the actual bite.
It should air near the end of the show; i.e., between 5:30 and 6 pm. Eastern time.
If you miss the broadcast, you can listen after 7 pm Eastern here.
You can also go to npr.org and leave a comment there, to counterbalance all the people who are sure to write in, hopping mad, to tell me what an idiot I must be to pet an otter.
OK, now scroll down to read today's post about a peanut butter factory. It's a big ol' goofy world, in'it?

12 comments:

Darn, missed it . . will have to listen via the website!

Posted by mon@rch March 17, 2009 at 4:24 PM

Heard this wonderful story on the way home from work, and so happy to now hear you are from Ohio as well!

People like you help draw the line between animal "lover" and animal "admirer."

Leigh Peterson, Go Fetch Gifts
www.GoFetchGifts.com/blog

Posted by info March 17, 2009 at 4:53 PM

Boo - the link on the NPR website isn't working properly. I hope they have it fixed by tomorrow!

Posted by hoperu March 17, 2009 at 6:15 PM

Maybe the link will be working tomorrow. It's OK - I remember your post and how much I loved it.

Posted by Mary March 17, 2009 at 7:05 PM

Really exciting adventure! Appreciated your story ---
Hum..... don't touch wild animals? :)

Posted by Endment March 17, 2009 at 8:18 PM

The audio link was fixed as of 10:45 Tuesday night. Go have a listen if you please!

Posted by Julie Zickefoose March 18, 2009 at 6:26 AM

Julie, I just listened to your piece. Thank you- a well told story on many levels.

Posted by David March 18, 2009 at 9:15 AM

My dog Bear holds his rawhide chewie bones just like that when he's chomping on them.

Posted by Floridacracker March 18, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Caught the story on Wyoming PBS yesterday. What fun. Hope otters don't have rabies!

Posted by leslie March 18, 2009 at 7:51 PM

There is a hole between Tuesday and Thursday! Where is my Wednesday? I fret all week how I am going to get thru Friday and Saturday and then NO WEDNESDAY. I just can't deal.....help!

Posted by T.R. March 19, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Great story... I love your sense of humor!! (Sounded really good...how many "takes" this time???) ;-)

Posted by giggles March 19, 2009 at 6:29 PM

I love the story and thank you. A friend sent me the link to your blog because my son's nickname is Otter. He picked it up because our drinking club buddies thought it was appropriate since he was a water born creature.

Posted by John Esberg March 21, 2009 at 4:25 AM