>> HI, WELCOME TO THE STUDIOS
STUDIOS AT
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'LL B
E GOING
RIGHT BACK TO
NATURE, THE
HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT
IN JUST
MINUTES. I'M MALCOLM
BRETT. WE'RE HERE
T O
INVITE YOU
TO BECOME A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN, YOUR
SOURCE FOR
GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE
NATURE, AND IN
PARTICULAR, THIS
WONDERFUL PROGRAM
ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS.
THE HUMMINGBIRD
EFFECT HELPS
US FOCUS
IN O
N HOW
THESE TINY,
INTRIGUING CREATURES, HAVE
SUCH A BIG IMPACT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT
AROUND THEM.
WELL, WE ALL
HAVE AN
IMPACT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT AROUND
US, AND WE HOPE YOU WILL
B E
PART OF
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND BECOME
PART OF THE
RENEWABLE RESOURCE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
OUR ANNUAL
CYCLES THAT THE
HUMMINGBIRDS GO THROUGH,
OUR CYCLE OF THE
GIFT TO PBS
WISCONSIN, OUR PURCHASING OF THE
PROGRAMS WITH
YOUR FUNDING,
OUR BROADCAST OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT YOU
ENJOY, AND
THEN WE
REPEAT IT
AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
IF YOU
HAVEN'T MADE
A GIFT
THIS YEAR,
WE ASK YOU
TO CALL
1-800-236-3636. >> HI. I'M
ERIC, THE
DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE THE SMALLEST
SPECIES OF
BIRD BUT ALSO AMONG
THE MOST
INTERCONNECTED, AND WHEN YOU
CALL AND MAKE YOUR
PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT TODAY, WE
HAVE SOME GREAT
WAYS TO
CONNECT YOU
WITH
HUMMINGBIRDS AND
THEIR HABITAT AND
ENVIRONMENT. CALL
NOW AND
GIVE U
S A
PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU AT
$10 A
MONTH, YOUR
GIFT, WE CAN SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH
THE WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE. THIS
QUARTERLY SUBSCRIPTION, ONE-YEAR
SUBSCRIPTION T
O A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE. FOR YOUR
GIFT O
F $20
A MONTH, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH A
CARE PAGE
INCLUDING THIS
HANDBOOK WITH LOVELY
PHOTOS O
F HUMMINGBIRDS,
THEIR HABITAT,
WAYS YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF
THEM, NURTURE
THEM, DRAW
THEM INTO
YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
A BEAUTIFUL
BOOK. ALSO
COMES WITH A
NESTING CAGE
THAT HUMMINGBIRDS CAN
USE T
O MAKE MATERIAL
FOR THEIR
NESTS AND AS WELL AS
A FANTASTIC
FEEDER THAT'S EASY
TO CLEAN,
EASY TO
CARE FOR, WHICH
IS SO
IMPORTANT IN
HUMMINGBIRD HEALTH.
THAT'S AT $20
A MONTH.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $25
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
THE MAGAZINE
AND THE
COMPLETE HUMMINGBIRD
HAND KIT.
GIVE US
A CALL,
1-800-236-3636. >> HI,
FOLKS. I'M CLINT
WALZ, I'M
ON STAFF
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. NATURE IS ONE OF
THE MOST
WATCHED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
ON PUBLIC
TELEVISION. IT'S NOW
ACTUALLY I
N ITS
42nd SEASON AND
IT'S THE GIFT THAT
TRULY KEEPS
ON GIVING.
ANOTHER GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON
GIVING IS BECOMING
A SUSTAINING
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN. WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN? THAT
MEANS THAT YOU GIVE TO
THE STATION
EVERY SINGLE
MONTH. VERY
EASY INSTALLMENTS, JUST
LINING YOU WOULD A
PHONE BILL
OR PERHAPS A
NETFLIX OR
HULU BILL.
JUST EXACTLY
LIKE THAT.
IT'S GREAT
TELEVISION THAT YOU CAN HELP MAKE
POSSIBLE WITH
YOU R
GIFT O
F SUPPORT
TODAY. YOUR G
IFT MEANS
SO MUCH TO
THIS STATION AND IT
ACTUALLY MAKES
THESE PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE. THAT'S WHY WE
HOPE THAT YOU'LL
GO TO YOUR PHONE
NOW AND
CALL 1-800-236-3636 OR
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO
ON-LINE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.ORG O
R USE
THAT Q.R. CODE
T HAT
O N
YOUR SCREEN
NOW. IF
YOU USE YOUR PHONE, CLICK
THAT, YOU'LL
GO RIGHT TO
THE DONATE
PAGE. DO I
T NOW.
1-800-236-3636. >> SO MANY
OF OUR
VIEWERS TELL
US THAT
NATURE IS
APPOINTMENT VIEWING
FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. THEY
SIT DOWN
EACH AND EVERY
WEEK. THEY HAVE THE HABIT O
F WATCHING
NATURE. AND WATCHING
TODAY'S EPISODE,
IT'S EASY T
O UNDERSTAND
WHY. NATURE
BRINGS THE
BEAUTY AND THE
MYSTERY OF THE WORLD
RIGHT INTO
YOUR LIVING
ROOM AND
THESE HUMMINGBIRDS, NOBODY BEATS
THEM FOR BEAUTY
AND MYSTERY.
IT'S JUST
INCREDIBLE TO
THINK ABOUT
HUMMINGBIRDS TRAVELING
FROM COSTA RICA ALL
THE WAY HOO
ERR T O
WISCONSIN, 2,500
MILES AWAY, EACH AND EVERY
YEAR. WE
HAD OUR
HUMMINGBIRDS COME BACK
YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT WAS
USUALLY THE
RUBY-THROAT ED
HUMMINGBIRD. IT WAS AN
INSPIRING MOMENT TO
START A SEASON
O F
ENJOYING THESE
INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE CREATURES. AND THAT'S
WHAT NATURE
DOES FOR YOU
EACH AND EVERY WEEK,
WHETHER THE
WEATHER IS
COOPERATING, WHETHER
THE HUMMINGBIRDS
ARE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHETHER
THAT BIG CAT
COMES TO THE
AREA YOU LIVE
IN, NATURE
BRINGS IT TO
YOU IN YOUR
LIVING ROOM AND WE'RE ABLE TO
BRING IT TO
YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR
GIFT TO PBS
WISCONSIN. MAKE
THAT CALL RIGHT
NOW. >> WHAT MALCOLM IS
SAYING ABOUT
NATURE IS
S O
IMPORTANT. HUMMINGBIRDS
FACE REAL THREATS
TO THEIR
EXISTENCE AND ONE
OF THOSE WAYS WE CAN
HELP IS
JUST KNOWING
MORE ABOUT
THEM, UNDERSTANDING
MORE ABOUT
THEM, AND
LIKE MALCOLM WAS
SAYING, NATURE HELPS
US WITH THAT
UNDERSTANDING, GIVES US THAT LOOK.
LET US
SAY THANK YOU, EVERYONE TO YOU FOR
YOUR GIFT
OF SUPPORT
FOR BRINGING
KNOWLEDGE TO YOU,
INTO YOUR HOMES,
YOUR COMMUNITY
WITH NATURE AND
OTHER WONDERFUL PROGRAMS.
AT $10
A MONTH,
YOUR TBIFT, WE
COULD SAY GIFT, WE
COULD SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE
WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION. $20 A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
A HUMMINGBIRD
CARE KIT.
THIS HANDBOOK,
THE NESTING
CAGE, AND THE
FEEDER. AT
$25 A
MONTH, YOUR
GIFT O
F SUPPORT AT THAT
LEVEL, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
BOTH THE
MAGAZINE S
UBSCRIPTION AND
THAT COMPLETE
HUMMINGBIRD CARE
KIT.
PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL, G
O ON-LINE, SET
YOUR PHONE
TO THAT Q.R.
CODE ON THE
SCREEN, GIVE US
A CALL RIGHT NOW, IF YOU
WOULD, 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
DOING MORE
STREAMING THESE
DAYS, LIKE
MOST PEOPLE ARE, ONE OF
THE VERY
FIRST THINGS THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO
IS INSTALL
THE PBS
APP. THERE ARE MORN A
! !
MORE THAN
A THOUSAND
HOURS O
F GREAT
TELEVISION PROGRAMS RIGHT
THERE AT
YOUR FINGERTIPS WITH
THE PBS
APP, THERE IS
ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR YOU TO
ENJOY AND
LEARN FROM, AND YOU CAN
HAVE ACCESS
T O
EVEN MORE
PROGRAMS BY
MAKING A
GIFT O
F JUST
$5 A
MONTH OR
MORE. YOU'LL GET
ACCESS TO
PASSPORT. THAT'S
OUR DIGITAL
LIBRARY THAT
INCLUDES ALL OF THE GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT
YOU'VE COME
TO LOVE AND
KNOW AND
DEPEND O
N RIGHT
HER E
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S VERY, VERY EASY TO
DO. WE'VE
GOT GREAT
VOLUNTEERS STANDING BY
WAITING FOR
YOUR CALL AND YOU CAN
DO THAT
NOW B
Y CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >> YOU CAN'T SEE
THIS VERY
WELL, BUT IT IS FROM THE
HUMMINGBIRD HANDBOOK, AND IT IS SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT SEE
IN WISCONSIN,
THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.
YOU'LL GET THIS
WONDERFUL GUIDE AS A
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN, AND ERIC
WILL TELL YOU
MOR E
ABOUT THAT
IN A MOMENT. ONE OF THE
GREAT THINGS ABOUT
THIS BOOK AND
THIS PROGRAM
IS HOW
THEY CAPTURE FOR
YOU AN
EXPERIENCE YOU MAY
O R
MAY NOT
HAVE WITHOUT
NATURE, AND IT'S
A N
EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE, YOU'LL
SEE IT
THROUGH A
N ENTIRELY
NEW LENS.
WATCHING A
HUMMINGBIRD CAPTURED
IN MID-FLIGHT
IS ONE OF THE
MOST EXCITING
THINGS WE CAN
EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE SO
DIFFERENT. THEY ARE SO
INTRIGUING. IT'S HARD
TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THIS
LITTLE TINY CREATURE
MEANS SO
MUCH TO US,
BUT ON
THAT FIRST
DAY YOU SEE
IT, WHEN
THE SEASON
COMES ALONG, YOU
KNOW THAT
YOU'RE IN FOR
A GREAT
TIME SHARING SOME
TIME AND
SPACE WITH
THESE HUMMINGBIRDS.
AND WHEN YOU TURN
ON PBS WISCONSIN, YOU KNOW YOU'RE
IN FOR A
GREAT TIME
SHARING SOME
TIME AND
YOUR ATTENTION
WITH GREAT,
GREAT PROGRAMMING MADE
POSSIBLE BY YOUR
MEMBERSHIP GIFT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
TO HUMMINGBIRDS REALLY
SOON. THIS
IS A
GREAT CHANCE FOR
YOU TO
CALL AND
SUPPORT THIS
GREAT PROGRAMMING
T O
SUPPORT INCREASED
UNDERSTANDING, T
O REALLY
INVEST IN YOUR
OWN UNDERSTANDING
AND, ACTUALLY, THE
BEAUTY OF THE
WORLD SHARED
THROUGH NATURE AND ALL OF
OUR OTHER
PROGRAMS. LET
US SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU.
IF YOU
MAKE A
GIFT O
F $10
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
A SUBSCRIPTION TO
THE WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE. BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE. AT
$20 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
OUR HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
THE BEAUTIFUL
HANDBOOK THAT
MALCOLM WAS
JUST SHOWING
YOU. ALSO
IN HERE
I S
SUGGESTIONS AND
GUIDE TO PLANTING
FLOWERS, NOT
THE WONDERFUL
F LOWERS
IN COSTA RICA,
BUT BEAUTIFUL
FLOWERS THAT
HUMMINGBIRDS ENJOY, THAT
WE ENJOY,
THAT HUMMINGBIRDS NEED
WHEN THEY
MIGRATE HERE
AND SPEND
THE SUMMER WITH US, AS WELL
AS A
NESTING CAPABLE
! !
CAGE AND A
BEAUTIFUL FEEDER THAT'S
EASY TO
CLEAN AND
USE. IF YOU MAKE A
GIFT OF
$25 RIGHT NOW,
WE'LL INCLUDE BOTH
THE MAGAZINE AND
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL,
1-800-236-3636. >> WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO GO
BACK TO
NATURE, BUT WE
HOPE YOU'LL
TAKE A MINUTE RIGHT NOW
AND GIVE
US A CALL
AND MAKE
THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
NOT JUST TONIGHT,
BUT ALL THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
IT'S SUPER
EASY TO DO
AND WHEN YOU
DO BECOME A
MEMBER, YOU'LL
ALSO RECEIVE
AIRWAVES. REMEMBER, THIS
I S
OUR MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE,
INCLUDES THE LISTINGS
OF ALL THE
GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOUR
GIFT IS GOING
TO MAKE
POSSIBLE. IT'S
SUPER EASY TO
DO. WE
HAVE THAT Q.R.
CODE ON
YOUR SCREEN. TAKE
YOUR CELL PHONE OUT
AND OPEN UP THE
CAMERA AND
TAKE A
PICTURE OF THAT.
YOU'LL GO RIGHT
T O
OUR DONATE
SCREEN. IT'S JUST
THAT EASY,
BUT IT'S
SO IMPORTANT THAT
YOU DO IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WATCHING
AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE
SHOW, BUT RIGHT
NOW, CALL
1-800-236-3636.