10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2018

Alas, the beer is only available on draft in Texas for a limited time, far out of range for me in New York. So, the next best thing, and arguably a slightly more palatable option for me, was to investigate beer and Peep pairings. But its release party is tonight, if you’re in the Fort Worth area. “Fat free”?

Fort Worth 114

Fort Worth ALA Texas Investigation 114

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

This male dabbler at Lake Balmorhea, Texas, shows many plumage features consistent with Mexican Duck, but curled black uppertail coverts suggest some Mallard ancestry. © And while we’re at it, what’s your experience with Mexican Ducks and Mallards in Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas? © David J.

Ducks 169

Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

These bird songs have two aspects, and I oversimplify but not excessively so: A genetically inherited template, usually specific to the song-producing sex, and a learned song that consists of the template shaped by experience as a developing bird hears the adult version of its own song. The top two are individuals with normal song.

Zebras 248

Zebras Birds Humane Raised 248