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Friday, September 30, 2011
Back in the Act
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
I love writing and I love birds, but I no longer have time to write about birds. Just the way it is. Please continue to read the great websites along the sidebar.
Adios!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Stimulus
Hey, here's a quick news update. The stimulus package, which will likely be signed by President Obama very soon, will include (finally) some serious funding for the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency which will (hopefully, is the money earmarked?) use the funds to fix some of the problems at our National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges and with drinking water systems. Although, and of course, the money is not enough to fully address the enormity of the problem, I'm glad so finally see a step in the right direction.
Read the AP story here.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Dog Bar Gulls
Okay here's a look at the gulls I see on this breakwater. Click on the picture to enlarge.
Friday, January 30, 2009
What Gulls Do You See?
This is a picture of the Dog Bar breakwater, outside of Gloucester, Mass. As a guy used to seeing only white-winged gull at a time, I as amazed at how many were on this single breakwater. How many white-winged gulls can you find? (Click to enlarge)
While I'm at it, here are a lot of other, better pictures taken by Doug Hitchcox from our Mass/Ivory Gull trip last weekend. Why are there no Ivory Gull pictures? Because when we finally got to Plymouth, the bird was, like, a mile out and the arctic wind was blowing at 400 miles per second, slicing through my skin and turning my marrow into icicles. Hey, we saw it, though. Other than that slight disappointment, it was a great day.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Bird-Related Sports Uniform Designs: Part 2
In the world of bird-related sports teams, the Baltimore Orioles stand head and shoulders above the rest. Not only is their logo among the most ornithologically-accurate of all the sports teams (except for the eye and bill color), but they are the only team whose name is the same as the whole species' common name. Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Orioles.
It's a great idea, and one that more cities have unfortunately not taken advantage of. Why can't I go catch a California Towhees football game? Who wouldn't want Key West Quail Dove season tickets?
Friday, January 16, 2009
Bird-Related Sports Uniform Redesigns: Part 1
I really didn't want to do this yet, but I just got excited and couldn't stop.
While writing a couple posts on bird-themed sports logos for 10,000 Birds I got to thinkin' about a couple things. First, I wondered what it would be like if sports teams modeled their uniform designs on the uniform designs (aka plumages) of their mascots. What if the Philadelphia Eagles dressed like Bald Eagles?
So I found a bunch of uniform templates online and made some crude redesigns of current teams. Here's what I've got:
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