If you – like me – live in the temperate part of the northern hemisphere, there may be no more boring month for birding than July. After an adrenaline-packed May fueled by spring migration and a pleasant June kicking off the breeding season, July hits like the midsummer heatwaves it brings, stopping everything dead in…Continue readingThings That Are Like Birds but Aren’t Birds – Part 1
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As you might surmise, this post follows a Part 1 and a Part 2. It might be worth popping back and giving those a quick skim if you want to place the rest of this nonsense in context. Way back in Part 2 I discussed some of the proposed bird name changes in Wildlife Observer…Continue readingThe Names of Birds Named After People – Part 3
This post references two recent blog posts that are well worth reading, and they are: Renaming the Birds of North America – 2020-06-15 – Wildlife Observer Network Rename All Birds Named After White People – 2019-06-23 – 10,000 Birds In The Names of Birds Named After People – Part 1 we took a look at…Continue readingThe Names of Birds Named After People – Part 2
This post references two recent blog posts that are well worth reading, and they are: Renaming the Birds of North America – 2020-06-15 – Wildlife Observer Network Rename All Birds Named After White People – 2019-06-23 – 10,000 Birds As long as there have been English names for birds (presumably), there have been ongoing debates…Continue readingThe Names of Birds Named After People – Part 1
Well friends… It goes without saying that 2020 has been an interesting year, with a perhaps unprecedented abundance of both time to think and things to think about in perfect tandem. It’s been odd to watch the things I usually stress about fade into the background, replaced at least equally by new and fascinating concerns. …Continue readingAn Introduction…Obviously