Tag Archives: Bird

Sunday Switchup: Barny McScreecherson

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Adam Lang

Autumn sent me one more bird from Ireland: this is a barn owl, which is known in the Irish language as a “Scréachóg reilige”, or “graveyard screecher”. I dunno, I think “barn owl” seems a little more… dignified, somehow.

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Sunday Switchup: Go Fly A Kite

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Adam Lang

Autumn sent me pictures that made me terribly jealous: a friend of hers in Ireland works at a bird rescue, and introduced her to some clients. I think this one is a red kite (Cúr Rua for the Irish-speakers among … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: Chianti the Pineapple Conure

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Adam Lang

Chianti (2) and her mom were out taking the air on Friday, when I ran into them. I love this idea: we need more people out walking their birbs. Chianti has an Instagram, by the way. You should check it … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: Hawk Tuah

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Adam Lang

Autumn was driving down the road in Ireland the other day and she saw a big bird in the road. Who hopped out of the way, rather than flew. So she went and grabbed a local friend and captured it … Continue reading →

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Sparrowday Supplement: Dark-Eyed Junco?

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Adam Lang

I’m not much of a birder, but I think (?) this little tweeter I ran into last Thursday was a dark-eyed junco.

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Sunday Switchup: Birdie

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Adam Lang

Probably a seagull. Still pretty.

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Sunday Switchup: Sweet Singers

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Adam Lang

In downtown Oakland, in a small street, is a little music store. A little music store with some very colorful inhabitants.

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Sunday Switchup: Crow and Sparrow

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Adam Lang

I like crows. They’re smart, they’re raucous, they know how to enjoy themselves, and they’re better than I am at remembering a face. That makes them okay in my book. I also kind of like this picture. I could have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: Two No-Longer-Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Adam Lang

I found these two in a pet store. (Not for sale, for adoption, from one of the local rescue groups.) At first I was sad to hear their story: apparently they had some health problems that meant that they couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: Gloster Canary

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Adam Lang

This bird has the most ridiculous haircut that anyone has had since the late 1960s. Except perhaps Lady Gaga.

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