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Top 10 Onomatopoeia

April 17, 2025 by Peter 4 Comments
Many bird names reflect sounds or songs – these bird names are onomatopoeic. Personally, I find these names more...
Conservation, Species Spotlight, Terminology

Species Spotlight: Cory’s Shearwater

March 21, 2025 by Peter 5 Comments
Let’s start with the question that must be on all our minds: who was Cory? Was he the now-retired...
Birding, Terminology

What is a birder?

August 3, 2024 by Peter 2 Comments
There are two questions I get asked a lot. Do you take pictures of the birds you see? Are...
Blogging, Terminology

Trash birds

July 6, 2024 by Peter 2 Comments
We all know and use the derogatory term trash birds link. When I recently put in a comment of...
Birding, Inspiration, Terminology

Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

November 14, 2023 by Jochen 10 Comments
Well folks, it’s been a while. And whether the return is a permanent one or not remains to be...
Terminology, Trips

Pseudonymns for Costa Rican Birds

March 17, 2018 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments
Some birds are too cool for just one name. Others have names that give us pause because they don’t...
Terminology

What is a Nictitating Membrane?

February 6, 2014 by Corey 5 Comments
A nictitating membrane is a third eyelid that is translucent or clear. It is used as an extra level...
Terminology

Color Me Roseate

May 10, 2013 by Mike 2 Comments
Ah rose, the color of swanky gardens and rampant optimism. Rose by any other name also appears prominently in...
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