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Go, Team Tookie!
Having discovered that my mother’s cockatiel, Tookie, is a choreographic prodigy, we contacted Dr. Aniruddh Patel, who led the study of Snowball’s moves. He and Dr. John Iversen of the Neu… more →
I am the Finch Wench
Go, Team Tookie!
finchwench wrote 3 weeks ago: Having discovered that my mother’s cockatiel, Tookie, is a choreographic prodigy, we contacted … more →
Is that meringue in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
finchwench wrote 2 months ago: Just when I thought that I was omni-aware of all examples of “avian foam,” I learned som … more →
Remembering the Bush Years . . .
finchwench wrote 1 year ago: . . . with cheer and Bronze-Winged Mannikins! When Guy Womack, defense attorney for military personn … more →
Distressed and Feeling Blue
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finchwench wrote 1 year ago: © British Trust for Ornithology Biliverdin is not only a pretty blue pigment. Biliverdin, the tetrap … more →
Green, but not with envy
finchwench wrote 1 year ago: Roman sent a photograph of a bird whom I, as a child, considered to be nearly mythical: the Painted … more →
Some Reflections About Reflections
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finchwench wrote 1 year ago: The Magpie (Pica pica) and Bulbulicious may have more in common than just a color scheme. © Helmut P … more →
AOU/COS/SCO 2008 Meeting
finchwench wrote 1 year ago: I have been away all week in Portland, OR at the AOU/COS/SCO 2008 Meeting. At first, I felt very mis … more →
Good Vibrations
finchwench wrote 1 year ago: I have been shaken and inspired by the earthquake of yesterday. Syringeal muscles of songbirds are b … more →
Hadeda Ibis: See the Rainbow
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finchwench wrote 1 year ago: Bostrychia hagedash 22 February 2008 at Wildlife World Zoo Contour feathers of Hadeda Ibis reflect l … more →
Yellow and Black
finchwench wrote 1 year ago: European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) exhibit seasonal bill morphology in that during the breeding s … more →
Boldness in Birds
finchwench wrote 2 years ago: 1. Bold behaviour and nervosity 2. Bold behaviour and fledgling diet [Original] … more →
