Today Is Penguin Awareness Day

By Corey • January 21, 2010 • 2 comments

We here at 10,000 Birds are unsure how today became Penguin Awareness Day (though some jingoists think it’s National Penguin Awareness Day) but here we are, being aware of penguins. Enjoy Charlie’s marvelous photos of Motherly Love Penguin-Style and remember the sad day when Silo and Scrappy broke up.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “Today Is Penguin Awareness Day”

Jason R Jan 21st, 2010 at 11:47 am
PAD was on 1/20. As far as I can tell, it was popularized by a single blogger, The Penguin Geek starting in 2007. Funny to see how much online coverage it’s gotten this year. Proof that one bird blog can have an impact.
Corey Jan 21st, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Eh, so we’re a day behind the times…

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