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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
If birders say they love birds ostensibly because they can fly and we cannot, then there must be no more beloved group of birds than the swallows. These aerial acrobats are among the most impressive flyers in the bird world, darting this way and that over open country in pursuit of flying insects. Sailors saw them as good luck.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
The birding world has been debating whether honorific common bird names ( e.g. , Clarkâs Nutcracker or Baird’s Sandpiper ) should be changed. An op-ed in the Washington Post by Gabriel Foley and Jordan Rutter is a fine summary of the arguments, and there is a good background article at Birdwatching magazine.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2013
There are few birds in the sprawl of suburbia or the sylvan ideal of semi-rural existence as appreciated as wrens. The name wren first entered language to refer to that bouncy bird we now call the Eurasian Wren in the 8th Century as the Old English wraenna. like a snake through grass. Carolina Wren, photo by Nate Swick.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2013
Birds are supposed to have feathers and birds without feathers look incomplete, like they left home with shaving cream on their ear and toothpaste spots on their shirt. The smellier the better, particularly as, unusually for birds, many species can boast a robust sense of smell. Griffon Vulture , photo by Alan Tilmouth.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2013
You may not realize it when you look at those bizarre looking waders with the massive bills and the vacant expression, but you’re looking at a group of birds that has inspired humankind for literal centuries. It’s clear that ibis have been part of human civilization for as long as there has been civilization of which to be part.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2012
Humans are hardly the only organisms that look for more in prospective mates than just loyalty, kindness, and a great sense of humor. Birds in particular can become extremely preoccupied with superficialities. Some birds are just bigger than others. Other birds do well to turn away from such ornamental awesomeness.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2012
Western Screech-Owl ( Megascops kennicottii ) photos by Larry Jordan It’s been an interesting winter in my neck of the woods. Birders in Northern California have been treated to rare sightings of several species, sending avid twitchers from all over the west in our direction. You can also try the new Birding Lists Digest.
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