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Ask A Birder: Do Turkeys Originate From Turkey?

December 25, 2024 by Peter 1 Comment
Just the other day, a middle-aged lady approached me in the supermarket, near the organic vegetable section. “Aren’t you...
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...
Birding

Changing Bird Names (Again)

May 11, 2021 by Jason Crotty 5 Comments
On April 16, 2021, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), had a “Community Congress...
Birding

What are the Costs of Changing Bird Names?

September 8, 2020 by Jason Crotty 10 Comments
The birding world has been debating whether honorific common bird names (e.g., Clark’s Nutcracker or Baird’s Sandpiper) should be...
Birding

Great Mexican Bird Names

July 10, 2019 by Paul Lewis No Comments
By the time this post is published, I will be on a short trip to Spain, though not principally...
Birding

White, yellow or golden?

June 27, 2019 by Kai Pflug No Comments
Collared Scops Owl – A Cat Head Eagle   For a German living in China, bird names have some...
Birding

Welcome to Bird Renaming Week

June 23, 2019 by Mike 1 Comment
Was it Shakespeare who asserted that a bird by any other name would sing as sweet? Perhaps he didn’t...
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