Tag Archives: Bird

Sunday Switchup: Lord Gryphon (Who?)

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Adam Lang

I went to an Irish cultural festival today. Apparently great horned owls are part of Irish culture? Or maybe they’re just fans, like me. This one is an avian ambassador from Falcon’s Court, a nonprofit that does educational visits to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: Ol’ Baldie

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Adam Lang

A friend and I were driving through a park in Oregon when we saw some people pulled over to the side of the road, and staring up at something. So we pulled over, took a look, and it turned out … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: Spotted Towhee

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Adam Lang

I spotted this towhee in Oregon. And he seems to have spotted me, too!

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Sunday Switchup: Big Bird

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Adam Lang

Turkeys are large!

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Sunday Switchup: Marbled Godwit

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Adam Lang

I really ought to do a little more birding. I find them endlessly fascinating, and lovely.

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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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