http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Schieffelin By the by, did you know the existence of every single one of North America’s loud, dirty, smelly, invasive, good-for-nothing starlings is due to the raging idiocy of one Shakespeare-fanboy New Yorker? The Antipodes can breathe a sigh of relief (as we hold our noses) that – unlike so many of its original immigrants […]
Tag Archives: bird-nerd
starlings on Otmoor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH-groCeKbE Nature’s glory, ornithological miracles, stunning sights, etc. Yes, yes, whatever. Starlings are one of the few things that can subjugate my Dr. Jekyll-like environmentalist leanings and bring forth a Mr. Hyde-ian rage. Trap ’em and kill ’em all I say! Tear up their nests! Mineralise the eggs! ‘Cause once the fancy aerobatics are over, […]
amy ross. – my love for you is a stampede of horses.
http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/my_love_for_you/2008/04/amy-ross.html Fukkit, I’m goin’ Photoblog on all yer asses. It’ll save you from drowning in the bile of my unhappiness. For my bird nerd sis, a beautiful painting of all her favourite songbirds.
snopes.com: Amazing Duck Story
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/amazingduck.asp Very cute story, though Brits and Aussies should be forewarned that the verb “shag” has a very different application in America.
Big Sur Bird Banding
http://www.pelicannetwork.net/bigsur.bird.banding.htm My sister, Kinglets, is now a fully-fledged (ahem) field ornithologist. For those of you who ever wondered what that entails, this page offers an excellent overview.
Birds of Britain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfvEgWINUFc Totally unhelpful yet amusing clip on the birds of Great Britain. (Courtesy Look Around You-er and number two fwah-inducer for me, Peter Serafinowicz.)
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
http://www.cloca.com/con_areas/CAlyndeshores.php My parents brought me to Lynde Shores last week to recover from the adrenaline rush of the craft fair. There are a couple of hiking trails amidst the marshes, but the real attraction is the pack of fearless birds that nest in the park. A few minutes with an outstretched hand full of seeds […]
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http://de.fishki.net/picsu/v_mire_animals_06.jpg My fave photo of the day!
Turkey (bird) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_%28bird%29 A pretty fascinating look at an etymological game of broken telephone: When Europeans first encountered these species in the Americas, they incorrectly identified them with the African Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), also known as the turkey-cock from its importation to Europe through Turkey, and the name of that country stuck as also the name […]
Pelee, Ontario – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelee_Island I’ll be away for a few days, visiting my bird nerd sis and her 256 human compatriots at the Southernmost populated point in Canada. That is, if I can get away from the computer with enough time to pack – if I miss the last ferry it’ll be a hell of a swim! **BUMPITY […]