Be afraid, be very afraid.


Be afraid, be very afraid.
Originally uploaded by ricmcarthur.
Any Nature Nut fans out there?

They actually let this man on tv.

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jennifer said…
YES!!! They used to run his show on one of the cable channels (Animal Planet? Discovery?) and we happened upon it one Saturday morning. For the few short months it was on, we watched with the glee of little kids. His enthusiasm was SO infectious! Whatever happened to him?? (p.s. This is JKonig from Flickr, aka FlyingSquirrel on blogger...)
11:21 pm
Rondeau Ric said…
This is John Acorn, The Nature Nut... His shows still come up once in a while on PBS, Discovery or Canadian networks CTV and CBC.

John told me a company, Great North Productions, owns the distribution rights. The company only wants to sell as a series so they don't get a lot of air time now. I wanted to buy the series on DVD for my nephews and for the Friends of Rondeau Provincial Park. They have no plans for that type of distribution...

John isn't doing any mores shows just now. He lives in Edmonton Alberta, and teaches at the University of Alberta. He does personal appearances, usually at bird watching or butterfly watching festivals.

He does a t lot of festivals in Texas. There is a good festival in West Virginia that he was doing. He won’t be there this year as he wants to spend more time with his young boys.
If you go to festivals, check out the West Virginia one, it’s small and friendly.

He has another show for birdwatchers called Twits and Pishers. I notice from your profile that you’re a birder as well. If you find it watch it. It’s more for adults and I think, very good.
11:26 am
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