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Evolutlion of feathers in 3 min
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. May 7. 2 Replies 2 Likes
A TED video on the evolution of feathers. Continue
Tags: evolution of feathers
Ecology Buys Time for Evolution: Climate Change Disrupts Songbird's Timing Without Impacting Population Size (Yet)
Started by Steph S. Apr 25. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Apr. 25, 2013 — Songbird populations can handle far more disrupting…Continue
Could we see the Passenger Pigeon again?
Started by Dominic Florio. Last reply by Dominic Florio Apr 23. 8 Replies 1 Like
Nicotine-based pesticides!!!!
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Apr 13. 2 Replies 1 Like
Insecticides based on nicotine are widely suspected as culprits in the dramatic decline of both domestic and wild bees. Now it turns out they're just as bad for aquatic food chains and BIRDS.“A single corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill…Continue
Proposed coal plant threatens Critically Endangered Philippine cockatoo
The Intricacy of Bird Songs
Started by Steph S. Apr 7. 0 Replies 2 Likes
By Stefanie Foreman on March 4, 2012 8:47 PM Everyone knows that birds sing songs to communicate with each other. Different songs are used to warn other of predators, attract mates, and find food. But how far do these songs really go? How complex…Continue
Birdwatcher's Digest
Started by Steph S. Mar 29. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This is a good magazine for you birders and bird lovers out there. http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/Continue
Painted Buntings
Started by Dominic Florio. Last reply by Grinning Cat Mar 29. 4 Replies 1 Like
I am so thrilled to have painted buntings come to my feeder. Here is a video showing what they look like, but these are not the actual birds that are at my feeder. The video is just to show a pair.…Continue
The Giving Birders: Are they out there?
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 27. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Mountain Plover and many other grassland birds have populations in steep…Continue
Spring Migrations
Started by Kevin Boleyn. Last reply by Steph S. Mar 27. 1 Reply 1 Like
We've had a slow start to spring this year in northern Virginia, But, the Osprey are back and working diligently on their nests. I spotted the first pairs here along the Potomac about 2 weeks ago. What other migrations have begun?Continue
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Comment by Dominic Florio on May 7, 2013 at 6:43pm -
Actually budgerigar or budgie is correct. In the US, we do call them parakeets, but parakeets belong to a whole family of hook bill birds. The larger English Budgie, is the same bird but bred to be a half size bigger. We do call those budgies. It is a little confusing, but we should really call them budgies.
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Comment by Idaho Spud on May 7, 2013 at 4:47pm -
I suspect they're called budgies in most of the UK and UK affiliated countries.
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Comment by Patricia on May 7, 2013 at 4:42pm -
Very common pet here in Canada as well.......also called 'budgies'. We had some ourselves many years ago.
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Comment by Idaho Spud on May 7, 2013 at 4:22pm
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By the way, when I looked for budgie on Wiki, I found-out they are budgerigars.
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Comment by Idaho Spud on May 7, 2013 at 4:20pm
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Dominic, when I first saw your picture of a half-sider budgie, I thought "budgie", then wondered why I thought that instead of parakeet, which is what they are usually called in the US.
I seem to remember first being aware of budgies while spending 2 years in Scotland. I saw them everywhere. I don't see them much in the US. If I remember right, the Scottish call them budgies, while people in the US call them parakeets.
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Comment by Steph S. on May 7, 2013 at 9:52am -
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Comment by Steph S. on May 7, 2013 at 9:52am
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Comment by Steph S. on May 7, 2013 at 9:51am
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Scissor-Tail Flycatcher
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Comment by Steph S. on May 7, 2013 at 9:50am
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Dominic that is a beautiful parakeet.
Thank you all for the posts. I love coming here to see the lovely birds.
Makes my day.
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Comment by Tony Carroll on May 6, 2013 at 10:46pm -
Yes, that was it! Thanks Steph. Was beautiful to see in person.
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