#birders

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Northern Hawk-Owl and his many admirers

Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota, taken February 2024

[railwayhistorical]

Baby Great Horned Owl

I saw this little guy near Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

From when I was an active birder thirty years ago. One image by Richard Koenig; taken most likely in 1991 or 1992.

[cornaby]

Finished these Pileated Woodpeckers and put them up on Redbubble!

[settlercolonialismisbad]

this paycheck i splurged and bought a hoodie with my own design on it. i can’t often afford to have many things from my shop, but sometimes you just have to invest in yourself in ‘frivolous’ ways.

[quibblequibblol]

extra bird at the background in the end ♡

[bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Anna's Hummingbird

Image credit: Norvig

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Anna's Hummingbirds can shake their body 55 times a second in flight to remove rain, pollen or dirt from their feathers. Each twist lasts four-hundredths of a second. Males with higher protein intake have more colourful, more iridescent crowns than those males with lower protein intake.

[chadots]

I planted Turk’s Cap in a shady corner because the butterflies and hummingbirds love the flowers, but other birds love the berries! A mockingbird ate a berry and came back for a second one. My life finally has purpose.

[mlobsters]

since tumblr seems to like birds, one of my favorite bird facts is about downy and hairy woodpeckers - common visitors to bird feeders who look almost identical aside from size but aren't closely related.

more here on a new theory on why it happened

[shapeshifter-of-constellation]

Bird Song Hero: The song learning game for everyone

[theremina]

My tiny badass dad and mom, octagenarian-and-very-nearly, both longtime birders, recently hiked a mountain in Panama just to catch a glimpse of this Harpy eagle and her fluffy babby chick. 🥹 (From a respectful distance, of course, with an honored local guide.) They know how much these birds mean to me, so they took and sent plenty of pictures. Oh, my heart.

[80snewsscreens]

[railwayhistorical]

The Other Geese

In my experience, back when I lived near NYC, the Canada Goose was most common, but here are two other species I was able to see: Snow and Brant. Later, when I visited Nebraska, I would see thousands of snows, filling the sky.

Continuing a series of posts from when I was a serious birder thirty years ago. Two images by Richard Koenig; taken early 1990s.

[ccrowteethh]

birdwatching activities really sneak up on you, one day you think a bird is pretty and the next you’re downloading an app to identify bird calls

[settlercolonialismisbad]

New shirt design :D

or coffee mug or apron or wtev.

[allinllachuteruteru]

Vocabulario de la película Birders - Pt. 1 (Texas)

Subjunctivos:

-la barrera - barrier

-la reserva natural - wildlife refuge

-la cigüenela (de cuello negro) - (black-necked) stilt [species of bird]

-el agua dulce - fresh water

-la bala - bullet

-la vida silvestre - wildlife

-la ala - wing

-el chipe charquero - norther waterthrush [species of bird]

-el chipe*** - warbler [type of bird]

***this definition differs based on region. As this documentary is on the Mexico-Texas birder, I would feel most comfortable saying that in Northern Mexico it’s a good translation for a warbler. According to Spanishdict it can also mean sad (Guatemala), weak (El Salvador), or dough/money (Chile). 

-el cardenal - cardinal [bird species]

-el aluminio - aluminum

-el acero inoxidable - stainless steel

-la urraca verde - greenjay [bird species]

-el alojamiento - accommodation

-el elanio* de Misisipi - Mississippi kite [bird species]

-*this is not the literal word ‘kite’; that word changes by almost every country

-el santuario - sanctuary

-la cerca - fence (wood or wire)

-la franja - stripe/band; strip; border; swath

-el tramo - stretch/span

-el atrapamoscas empidonax - Empidonax flycatcher [bird species]

-la oropéndola con capucha - Hooded oriole [bird species]

-la capacidad - ability

-la reflectividad del radar - radar reflectivity

-la época del año - the time of year

-un vistazo - a look

-el buitre - vulture*; greedy person (colloquial)

-*Vultures are also called zopilote (Centr. Am); zamuro (Lat. Am); gallinazo (Southern Cone)

-el halcón - hawk; falcon*

-*Both types of raptors are known by the same word in Spanish

-la torre - tower

-la candelita norteña pintada - Painted redstart [bird species]

-el dique - levee

-el patrullero fronterizo - border patrol

-la oropéndola altamira - Altamira oriole [bird species]

-el pitirre - gray kingbird [bird species]

-el ruiseñor - nightingale

-la curruca - Lesser Whitethroat warbler [bird species]

Verbos:

-unir - to join, to connect (geographical 

sense)

-atrapar - to catch/capture

-golpear - to hit

-aseguar - to secure (fasten); to promise/assure

-engordar - to put on fat/to gain weight

-mordar - to bite

-aplastar - to crush/squash

-mudarse - to move (specifically changing living or working locations)

-gastar - to spend

-serpentear - to meander; to wind

Adjetivos:

-brav@ - fierce, angry, aggressive

-fronteriz@ - border, bordering

-mach@ - male [biological]; tough/brave*

-c*an also mean: great (Colombia); blond (Costa Rica); and dude (Spain)

-ningún* - none of/no (affirmative clauses); any (negative clauses)

-*before singular masculine nouns, becomes ‘ninguno’

-*before singular feminine nouns, becomes ‘ninguna’

-cualquier otr@ - any other

-atraíd@ por - attracted to

-profanad@ - desecrated; defiled

-herid@ - wounded; hurt

-asesinad@ - killed

Adverbos:

-mundialmente - worldwide, throughout the world

Frases:

-Es esencial para - it’s essential to

-Pudo haber - he/she/it/you(fr) could have been

-Por un lado - for one thing

-Por aquí - through here

-¡Vaya! - wow!; well!; oh no!

-Tal vez - maybe; perhaps

-Hecho por el hombre - manmade

-Estar a punto de entrar - to be about to enter

-a través de - through

Conjunciones:

-aunque - even though (in spite of); although