Category Archives: Birds

How to scare the bejeebies out of a cockatiel, or, nature awareness at home

Posted on 29 April 2009 by

 I was getting ready to pop into the shower for my morning ablutions when I heard both my boys, Sandro and Rembrandt, racketing around and squawking.  I hurried down the hall, wondering what was causing all this mad flapping and outcry, … Continue reading →

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I am a sucker for bird videos

Posted on 24 March 2009 by

Einstein the talking parrot is not quite up there with Alex the research bird, even though they’re the same species, but she’s an incredible mimic. Three minutes of video represents hours of interaction between human and bird.

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Ah, spring

Posted on 23 March 2009 by

Behold the mating dance of the American woodcock. (Thanks to Birdchick for tweeting the link.)

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My favorite combination!

Posted on 29 January 2009 by

Bird-related, and simultaneously heart-warming and weird! more about “My favorite combination!“, posted with vodpod Thanks to the Birdchick for pointing this out!

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I am not a birder, but I know who is

Posted on 11 November 2008 by

I am not a birder.  That is, I’m not what the uninitiated call a “birdwatcher”.  (I suppose it’s like the difference between “Trekker” and “Trekkie”, though I’m so old-skool that I do call myself a Trekkie.)  The birds I watch … Continue reading →

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