Shillapoo Part II
Early morning on the way to Shillapoo I noticed a large flock of Sandhill Cranes in a farm field. I stopped in the middle of the (low traffic, no shoulder) road to quickly capture the moment. “Often heard before seen,” these tall birds have a distinctive loud, resonant, “wooden-sounding bugle with rattling or rolling quality.”…
Bird Vocab
A Asymmetrical. Not the same on both sides, as in the ear placement of some owls. B Beak. The shorter, hooked bill of a raptor or parrot. Bill. The jaws of a bird, including their horny covering. Difference between Beak and Bill: “In Ornithology, beak is the general term applicable to all birds; in ordinary language beak…
Birders: The Central Park Effect
I highly recommend this movie about birds and the people who watch them. In it, one birder named Chris Cooper explains what he calls: The 7 pleasures of birding #1 The beauty of the birds. #2 The joy of being in a natural setting. #3 The joy of scientific discovery. #4 The joys of hunting without…