>> WELL, THIS EPISODE
OF NATURE,
NATURE TENDS T
O ASTONISH
AND DELIGHT
US. TONIGHT,
A STORY
ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS.
IF YOU'RE A
LONG-TIME VIEWER
OF NATURE BUT
YOU'RE NOT
A MEMBER
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN, NOW WOULD BE A
GREAT TIME TO
MAKE YOU
R GIFT
BECAUSE THIS BREAK IS
A CHALLENGE
BREAK. THE PLEDGES
W E
GET DURING THIS
BREAK, WHEN YOU JOIN,
THE FIRST
$2,000 WILL BE
MATCHED DOUBLE
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
SO YOU CAN
DOUBLE THE IMPACT
OF YOUR GIFT
OF THIS IS A GREAT
TIME TO
JOIN PBS WISCONSIN AND
TO ACT
ON YOUR
AFFECT AND
APPRECIATION FOR
NATURE AND
FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
THESE CHALLENGE BREAKS ARE
VERY EFFECTIVE SO
CURRENT DONORS
MAKE AN
ADDITIONAL GIFT
T O
CHALLENGE YOU
TO JOIN
AND BECOME
A SUPPORTER
OF PBS WISCONSIN, T
O JOIN
THE M IN
MAKING THESE
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
YOU'RE SO IMPORTANT
TO OUR
ECOSYSTEM OF PROGRAMMING AND
FUNDING AND VIEWING. WE
WANT YOU TO
BE PART
OF IT
BY JOINING RIGHT NOW DURING
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK AND
IT'S EASY TO
DO. JUST
START B
Y CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >> HI. I'M
ERIC, THE DIRECTOR
OF FRIENDS OF
PBS WISCONSIN. IT IS
A GREAT
TIME TO
BECOME A
MEMBER. HUMMINGBIRDS ARE ONLY
A FEW
INCHES LONG,
BUT THEY HAVE
OVER 1,500
IRIDESCENT FEATHERS,
CAPTURING ALL OF THIS IN
VIVID DETAIL,
THAT'S HAR
D WORK.
BECOMING A MEMBER
I S
EASY. WHEN YOU
JOIN, NOT ONLY
WILL WE
THANK YOU
BY THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK
BY DOUBLING YOUR
GIFT UP TO
$2,000, LIKE
MALCOLM SAID,
BUT WE CAN ALSO
SAY THANK YOU
THROUGH SOME REALLY
WONDERFUL GIFTS WE
HAVE WITH
YOUR JOINING GIFT OF
$10 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH A
WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE, A BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE. AT
$20 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU WITH
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT. IT'S
A HUMMINGBIRD
HANDBOOK, FILLED WITH
PICTURES O
F HUMMINGBIRDS,
HABITAT, WAYS YOU CAN
HELP ENCOURAGE
HUMMINGBIRDS AND
HELP THEM
SURVIVE IN YOUR
OWN YARD. IN ADDITION TO
THE HANDBOOK,
WE'VE GOT A
NESTING CAGE
THAT PROVIDES
NESTING MATERIAL
FOR HUMMINGBIRDS AND SOME
OTHER SONGBIRDS THAT
CAN JOIN
YOU IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND LIVEN
UP YOUR
BACKYARD AS WELL A
S A
REALLY EXCELLENT FEEDER
THAT'S EASY
TO TAKE CARE
OF, EASY
TO KEEP
SANITARY AND CLEAN
FOR THAT
HUMMINGBIRD HEALTH.
$25 A MONTH,
YOUR GIFT AT
THAT LEVEL, IS
THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION AND THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT. PLEASE
JOIN NOW. IT'S
A CHALLENGE
BREAK. 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ.
I'M O N
STAFF HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN. DURING THIS CHALLE
NGE BREAK, IT'S A
GREAT TIME FOR
YOU TO
GIVE. WHAT YOU MAY NOT
KNOW IS THAT
NATURE HAS
WON MORE THAN
700 AWARDS
SINCE I
T PREMIERED
IN 1982,
AND YOUR
GIFT IS
SO IMPORTANT T
O MAKING
THAT PROGRAM
POSSIBLE. WEEK AFTER
WEEK, MONTH
AFTER MONTH, YOU HAVE
COME TO DEPEND
ON AND
ENJOY THE
NATURE PROGRAM,
AND WHY
NOT GIVE
THE SAME
WAY THAT YOU
WATCH MONTH
AFTER
MONTH? YOU CAN DO
THAT. YOU CAN DO
THAT BY
BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF THE
STATION. THAT MEANS
THAT YOU
MAKE A
GIFT AND
EVERY MONTH
IT COMES OUT
OF YOUR
CHECKING ACCOUNT
O R
YOUR CREDIT CARD.
ERIC WAS TALKING ABOUT SOME OF
THE THANK YOU GIFTS.
FOR AS LITTLE
AS $10
A MONTH,
YOU'LL SEE
THAT MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION AND MAKE
GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE
NATURE AND
NOVA AND
MASTERPIECE ALL OF THESE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT YOU LOVE
POSSIBLE. IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND
NOW IS A
GREAT TIME. IT'S
A CHALLENGE
BREAK. GIVE US
A CALL.
1-800-236-3636. >> IF YOU
! !
WHEN YOU
WERE A
CHILD, DID
YOU WONDER WHAT
MAKES THE
SKY BLUE?
WAS THERE A
CHILD IN YOUR
HOUSEHOLD THAT WANTS TO
KNOW, HOW
DOES THE
BRAIN WORK?
THAT IS THE
SIGN OF A
N INQUIRING
AND ENTHUSIASTIC MIND.
MAYBE YOU'D LIKE
TO INSPIRE
SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T
ASK THOSE
QUESTIONS. NATURE HELPS
SET THE
CONNECTIONS THAT
INSPIRE AND
INTRIGUE AND
STIMULATE OUR SENSE
O F
AWE AND
APPRECIATION. THERE'S A CREATURE THAT YOU CAN
SEE IN
WISCONSIN THAT'S
THE SIZE OF
MY THUMB
THAT AFFECTS
THE ENVIRONMENT
IN COSTA RICA.
THAT'S A BIG
IDEA. THAT'S
AN INTRIGUING
IDEA. THAT
FILLS US WITH
A SENSE
OF AWE AND
WONDER. THAT'S WHAT NATURE
I S
ALL ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY NATURE
I S
WORTH YOUR
SUPPORT. THIS IS THE
TIME TO
MAKE YOUR
GIFT AND
TO JOIN
BECAUSE THIS IS
A CHALLENGE
BREAK. YOU CAN DOUBLE
THE IMPACT
OF YOUR
GIFT WHEN YOU
SUPPORT NATURE
AND PBS WISCONSIN RIGHT
NOW. >> BEYOND
WONDER THAT
MALCOLM WAS TALKING ABOUT, THIS I
S REALLY WHAT
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE ABOUT, ISN'T
IT? EVERY
TIME A
HUMMINGBIRDS APPEARS, I
THINK EVERYTHING
STOPS AND
EVERYONE SAYS,
"OOH, THERE'S
A HUMMINGBIRD."
I KNOW I
DO. SO
THAT AWE AND
WONDER IS
REALLY IMPORTANT AND
PAYING ATTENTION
TO THESE
HUMMINGBIRDS, GETTING
A CLOSER
LOOK AT
THEM, THAT'S
WHAT NATURE
DOES FOR US, HELPS
U S
UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER,
HELPS US
GET A
CLOSER LOO
K AT THEM,
HELPS ACTIVATE OUR SENSE
OF AWE
AND WONDER AND
NOW IS A
GREAT TIME TO ACT
ON THAT.
MAKE A
GIFT RIGHT NOW DURING
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK
AND YOUR
GIFT WILL
GO EVEN FURTHER
AND WE'LL BE
ABLE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO
YOU AT
$10 A
MONTH. THAT'S
A SUSTAINING
GIFT CLINT
WAS TELLING Y
OU HOW
EASY IT IS
TO BECOME
A SUSTAINING
GIFT, HOW
REWARDING IT IS. WE
CAN SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION.
JUST $20 A
MONTH. WE'VE
GOT A
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT THAT
INCLUDES THIS
HANDBOOK AND A NESTING
CAGE TO
HELP HUMMINGBIRDS OUT
AND AN
EXCELLENT FEEDER THAT WILL HELP
YOU TAKE CARE
OF AND
ENCOURAGE THOSE
HUMMINGBIRDS TO COME
INT O
YOUR OWN
BACKYARD. FOR
$25 A
MONTH, AN
EASY SUSTAINING
GIFT, IT'S
THE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AND
THAT HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
PLEASE GIVE US A
CALL DURING THIS
IMPORTANT CHALLENGE
BREAK. 1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND WITH ANY O
F THOSE
LEVEL S
TONIGHT, YOU'LL ALSO
HAVE ACCESS
TO PASSPORT,
GIFTS O
F JUST
$5 A
MONTH OR M
ORE, YOU'LL
HAV E
ACCESS TO THIS
WONDERFUL VIDEO LIBRARY
OF MORE THAN
A THOUSAND
HOURS OF TELEVISION.
ON PASSPORT, THERE IS
ALWAYS, ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR
YOU TO
WATCH AND
ENJOY AND
LEARN FROM.
IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO
BE ABLE TO
HAVE ACCESS
TO THAT,
WHERE YOU CAN
CATCH UP ON SHOWS THAT
YOU MISSED
O R
JUST BINGE-WATCH A NEW
FAVORITE SHOW
THAT YOU'VE
JUST SUNK YOUR
TEETH INTO.
YOU CAN D
O THAT
WITH PASSPORT
FOR A
S LITTLE
AS JUST
THERE'S 5
A MONTH.
IT'S S O
IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO
IT. RIGHT NOW THERE'S A CHALLENGE
BREAK. THERE IS NO BETTER TIME. WE CAN
ONLY DO THEY
SAY BREAKS
DURING A DRIVE.
MAKE THE GIFT G
O TWICE
AS FAR
WITH YOUR
GIFT RIGHT NOW
AT 1-800-236-3636. >> PBS WIS
CONSIN IS YOUR SOURCE FOR
LIFE LOPPING !
!
LIFELONG LEARNING.
TONIGHT, WE'RE LEARNING
ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS.
MAYBE DURING THE
DAYTIME, A
CHILD O
R GRANDCHILD HAS
GROWN AND
LEARNED THROUGH SESAME
STREET, OR
IF YOU'RE
OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE
WATCHED MR. ROGERS,
YOU UNDERSTAND HOW
OUR COMMITMENT
TO LIFELONG
LEARNING STARTS
YOUNG AND
GOES AS
L ONG --
WELL, AS LONG AS YOU
DO. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT IS
REALLY CENTRAL TO PBS
WISCONSIN IS
THE K THROUGH 12
EDUCATION SUPPORT
WE PROVIDE TO
TEACHERS, PROVIDING THEM
WITH VIDEO TO
USE IN
THE CLASSROOM
AND CONTEXT
O N
HOW TO USE
OUR PROGRAMS
T O
INSPIRE KIDS' LEARNING
AND T
O BROADEN
AND ENRICH
THEIR LEARNING. LIFELONG
LEARNING HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN. RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE THE
ONE THAT'S
LEARNING AND
MAYBE ENJOYING A LITTLE
BIT MORE
ABOUT THE
LIVES OF
HUMMINGBIRDS THROUGH THE MAGIC OF
NATURE, BUT
IT'S NOT REALLY
MAGIC. IT'S HARD
WORK, IT'S
CREATIVE WORK.
SOMETIMES IT'S
EXPENSIVE WORK
AND IT'S
WORK THAT'S
SUPPORTED BY YOU
R MEMBERSHIP
GIFT. GIVE
NOW DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> IT IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK. IT'S A PERFECT
TIME TO
CALL. PLEASE
KEEP THOSE CALLS
COMING. WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
YOUR GIFT
AT $10
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
THE WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES MAGAZINE.
WITH YOU
R GIFT
AT $20
A MONTH,
WE'VE GOT
A HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT TO
SAY THANK YOU
WITH. THAT
INCLUDES THE
HUMMINGBIRD HANDBOOK,
A NESTING
CAGE FOR
BIRDS T
O MAKE
THEIR NEST
AND A
WONDERFUL FEEDER.
AT $25
A MONTH, WE
CAN SAY THANK
YOU WITH BOTH
THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION AND THIS HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
IT'S THE ANIMALS THAT ARE
THE STAR
OF NATURE
AND LIKE
MALCOLM WAS
SAYING, THIS IS A LOT
OF WORK.
SO WE HAVE A
SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR
YOU FROM OUR FRIENDS
AT PBS
AND FROM
THE ANIMALS TO
ENCOURAGE YOU
TO CALL DURING
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
>> EVERY YEAR, MILLIONS
O F
ANIMALS ACROSS THE
WORLD GO
WITHOUT BEING
ON TELEVISION.
WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT,
THESE POOR
CREATURES ARE DEPRIVED OF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STAR IN
AN EPISODE
OF NATURE.
THEY MIGHT
N OT
KNOW WHAT
T.V. IS,
BUT WE CAN
TELL IT
REALLY HURTS
THEIR FEELINGS.
ONLY YOU CAN STEP UP
AND RIGHT
THIS WRONG.
CALL, TEXT
OR GO
ON-LINE RIGHT NOW
TO SUPPORT
THIS PBS
STATION AND
GIVE THE
ANIMALS A CHANCE
AT STARDOM.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I
LOVE, LOVE,
LOVE NATURE. THIS IS ONE OF
A KIND
SHOW THAT YOU CAN
ONLY FIND
RIGHT HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN. NOW,
YOU MAY HAVE
SEEN ON THE
SCREEN, WE NOW
HAVE A LITTLE Q.R.
CODE. THAT'S
THAT LITTLE
SQUARE DOWN IN THE
LOWER LEFT
ON YOUR
SCREEN. THAT
TAKES YOU
STRAIGHT TO
OUR DONATION
PAGE. IT'S
SUPER EASY TO
DO. ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS
TAKE YOUR SMART PHONE AND
OPEN UP THE CAMERA, POINT
IT RIGHT
TED T.V.,
DON'T TAKE A
PICTURE OF
ME BECAUSE
THAT'S NOT
HELPFUL. IT
WILL TAKE
YOU RIGHT TO
THE DONATION
PAGE. THERE, YOU
CAN CHOOSE
FROM ANY OF THE THANK
YOU GIFTS
THAT WE'RE
OFFERING DURING THIS PROGRAM
OR THIS
PLEDGE DRIVE AND
IT'S S O
IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO
IT RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE IT'S
A CHALLENGE
BREAK. YOU RIGHT
NOW CAN
HAVE YOUR
GIFT GO
TWICE A
S FAR
IF YOU
JOIN AS A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN. YOU'LL GET ONE
OF THOSE
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS AS WELL AS
ACCESS TO
PASSPORT IF YOU
HAD GIVE AT
LEAST $5
AID MONTH, AND
IT'S SO
EASY TO DO.
GIVE US A
CALL RIGHT NOW OR
USE THAT Q.R.
CODE. THE PHONE NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636. >> OVER
THE GENERATIONS,
PEOPLE HAVE
GATHERED TOGETHER
TO TELL
STORIES, TO LEARN
AND TO BUILD
COMMUNITY. AROUND
A FIREPLACE, IN A
CAVE, AROUND
THE GLOW OF
A HEARTH IN
THE HOME, AROUND THE
DINNER TABLE,
AROUND YOUR
FLAT SCREEN,
YOUR PHONE,
O R
YOUR DESKTOP
COMPUTER. GATHERING IN FRONT
OF PBS WISCONSIN BRINGS
YOU INSIGHT INTO THE
WORLD AROUND
YOU AND
MAKES YOU PART OF
A FAMILY,
A COMMUNITY OF
THE AUDIENCE
OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT TEACH
AND TOUCH
US IN
WAYS THAT NO ONE
ELSE CAN.
IT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT
PART OF
OUR WORK, IS
THAT NOT
ONLY DO YOU WATCH
US, BUT THAT
YOU SUPPORT
US, BECAUSE
WITH YOUR
SUPPORT, WE'RE ABLE
TO MAKE THE
PROGRAMS, BUILD
THE TRANSMITTERS, CONNECT YOU TO
IT, DEVELOP THE
APPS, MAKE SURE THAT
THESE PROGRAMS
ARE ACCESSIBLE TO
YOU. WE ASK THAT
YOU MAKE
A FEW
OF YOUR
DOLLARS ACCESSIBLE
TO PBS WISCONSIN TO
START THIS
ENTIRE CYCLE
ALL OVER
AGAIN. DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK,
YOUR GIFT
I S
REALLY IMPACTFUL.
1-800-236-3636. >> YOUR SUPPORT
IS S
O IMPORTANT. PLEASE
JOIN US AS
A MEMBER RIGHT
NOW. THERE'S JUST
A COUPLE OF MINUTES
LEFT IN THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK WHERE YOUR DOLLARS
OF SUPPORT
CAN GO EVEN
FURTHER DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
1-800-236-3636. THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL OR
THE Q.R.
CODE OR
GO ON-LINE.
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU
AT $10 A
MONTH, WE'D SAY THANK
YOU WITH
THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION TO
WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE. $20 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT
OF THIS
BEAUTIFUL HANDBOOK,
A PRACTICAL
NESTING CAGE
TO HELP
HUMMINGBIRDS BUILD
THEIR NEST AND
A FANTASTIC
FEEDER. AT
$25 A
MONTH, WE'LL
SAY THANK YOU
WITH THE
NESTING CAPABLE
AND FEEDER
KIT. PEOPLE ARE
CALLING. SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT. BECOME
A MEMBER
NOW. THEY'VE BEEN ALSO
ASKING FOR
MORE ANIMALS.
SO WE HAVE
ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM
OUR FRIENDS
AT PBS AND
THE ANIMALS
FRO M
NATURE TO
ENCOURAGE YOU
TO MAKE
A GIFT DURING
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
>> WELL, YOU'VE FINALLY
DONE IT.
AFTER YEARS OF
ASKING NICELY T
O SUPPORT
NATURE ON THIS
PBS STATION,
W E
HOPED YOU WOULD GET
THE MESSAGE.
THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN
WAITING PATIENTLY, BUT
NOW THEY ARE
DISAPPOINTED. YES.
YOU. RIGHT THEREMENT
DON'T LOO
K AWAY.
PUT YOUR
PHONE DOWN!
LOOK AT
THEIR LITTLE
FACES. HOW CAN
YOU SAY
"NO"? CALL, TEXT
OR GO
ON-LINE RIGHT NOW T
O MAKE
AN INVESTMENT IN
THIS PBS
STATION AND ALL THE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ENJOY,
LIKE NATURE.
THE ANIMALS
WOULD APPRECIATE
IT. I
MEAN, EVEN
IF THEY
DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE
CONCEPT OF
MONEY, THANK YOU. >> SINCE
1982, NATURE HAS
BEEN BRINGING THESE
GREAT IMAGES,
THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS
INTO HOMES ACROSS
THE NATION
AND ACROSS
WISCONSIN, BUT THE ONLY
WAY WE'RE
ABLE TO DO
THAT IS
BECAUSE OF
VIEWER SUPPORT,
VIEWERS LIKE YOU
PICKED UP THE
PHONE, USED
THE Q.R.
CODE O
R WENT
TO OUR
WEBSITE AND MADE THE
GIFT OF SUPPORT.
IT DOESN'T TAKE
MUCH. YOU CAN SUPPORT
THE NEXT
42 YEARS OF
NATURE. MAKE
THAT CALL
NOW, 1-800-236-3636.