10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2021
For the record, I’m of the opinion that most wines are best enjoyed within a few years of bottling, especially with the more affordable, everyday wines we tend to see here at Birds and Booze. It’s heartening to see the birds are still alive in this painting – not often the case in Netherlandish still lifes of the period.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Birders know that the pairing of farms and birds represents more than mere bucolic romance – it’s a match borne out of a real avian dependence on these man-made landscapes. Note the two birds flying over the wheatfield on the lefthand side. By the early twentieth century, however, saison was sliding into obscurity.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2015
I’ve never been one to be overly concerned about whether a bird “counts” People, and organisations, have complex and elaborate rules about whether a bird you saw or heard actually is a bird you saw or heard, which seems a very unnecessary way to add complexity to an already complex hobby. Red Lechwe.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
But the name of this beer had nothing to do with “Sixteen Tons” of coal, or “Okies” from Muskogee, but birds: merle is also the French word for “blackbird”. Good birding and happy drinking! The post Trinity Brewing Company: You Never Even Call Me By My Name appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Three out of five stars (Good).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2019
While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. Good birding and happy drinking! Three out of five feathers (Good).
10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2018
Better yet, Ommegang’s domestic production allowed drinkers a taste of Belgium at a lower cost than the imports – and without the risk of stale, corked, or skunked beer posed by dusty old bottles after their rough transatlantic passage. Speaking of birds – I was getting to that.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2020
” Now the white snow melts away; Now the flowers blossom gay: Come dear bird and build your nest, For we love our robin best. “To 3 , collector card from the Bird Cards series (D16), issued by the White Baking Company, St. To the First Robin” by Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). The Robin, No. Louis, Missouri (early 20th century).
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