Remove Blackbirds Remove Family Remove Humane Remove Stray
article thumbnail

Who belongs in the Evening Grosbeak’s family tree?

10,000 Birds

We humans often understand things by exploring their relationships. Ourselves, for instance; just consider how many sweet or gritty stories you’ve seen about Olympic athletes’ family backgrounds over the last few weeks. For centuries, many birds were assigned to these families based primarily on their bill structures.

Family 179
article thumbnail

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair With Nature

10,000 Birds

From Terry Tempest William’s 1992 bombshell Refuge to Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 blockbuster Wild (now a major-ish motion picture!) Once he was a black child, and he grew up on a farm in Edgefield County, South Carolina, surrounded by protected woodlands and troubled human history. the hits keep coming. Drew Lanham.