10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

They mimic snakes, a claim to fame that goes all the way back to Aristotle’s History of Animals. ’ Gorman has read and distilled probably every research study ever written about Wrynecks or related to them; my quick count of the citations in the 16-page References section came to 295. This is a very easy book to read.

Woodpeckers 232

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 232

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2020

Kroodsma waited for years for the right opportunity to record its different songs, a “cascade of sweet and liquid notes,” one naturalist said, “like the spray of a waterfall and sunshine.”. 27, March 10, 2020. Like he does, say, for the Canyon wren. To humans, birdsong is akin to Joycean language, isn’t it? It’s a good life!

Virginia 242

Virginia Boston North America 2020 242

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Penguins are cartoons, emoticons, animated films, children’s books (though owls really take first place here), sports teams, a book publisher, and a Batman villain (a rare example of penguin negativity, though Burgess Meredith did bring an endearing attitude to his 1960’s TV portrayal). Netherlands: Oliver Plantema, 2020.

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Kricher is well-known in naturalist book circles as a scientist who can write about complex scientific topics in engaging smart prose touched with just the right amount of dry wit. The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges. He’s also Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wheaton College, Massachusetts.

2006 248

2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 248

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In practice, this means that proposals to the NACC advocating a change to a long-established English name must present a strongly compelling, well-researched, and balanced rationale. But in 2020, perhaps the app example is more relevant than the book or museum examples. Note that the issue of honorific names is not just for birds.

Birds 236

Birds Laws 2020 Jordan 236

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2023

Baby birds are cuteness personified, possibly even more so than other baby animals, including human babies, and pose interesting questions of survival and development. The summary of shared family characteristics is an important element of the Accounts, meant to help the user narrow down the baby bird identification to family group.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 255

Wildlife Rehabilitation Birds Family Collecting 255