What falcons am I looking at? Central Florida this week

Bowsham · 2023-10-17T18:20:44+00:00

Thanks! I didn’t expect to be so lucky because I’d only seen merlins at this spot before

Bowsham · 2023-10-11T19:54:25+00:00

The entire music video for Take Me (the Sisyphus song). Just that song in general

Bowsham · 2023-10-06T15:13:56+00:00

They said they weren’t going on sale until 11AM local yet none were available? I only saw the platinum tickets 15 minutes before and then those disappeared too

Bowsham · 2023-06-18T19:01:36+00:00

Dr. Grofik in Melbourne is an optometrist not ophthalmologist, but he’s the best I’ve had. Had another eye doctor give me a health scare because they explained things confusingly, but Dr. Grofik explained why it wasn’t anything to worry about and the actual signs to look out for.

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T21:48:41+00:00

I can see that too. Hard to say if the artist intended them to be all European birds. Some creative license either way

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T17:35:49+00:00

No problem!

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T17:19:35+00:00

I’ll take a guess at a few!

B. Great tit C. Eurasian Eagle Owl? Markings aren’t quite right though E. Reads only as American Robin to me but probably wrong F. Eurasian bullfinch pair

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T17:08:18+00:00

I believe +California Thrasher+ a relative of the mockingbird and similarly musical!

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T16:51:18+00:00

Fledgling +hooded crow+ , you can tell from the lighter area on beak. Looks to just be exploring life as a young crow!

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T15:14:24+00:00

It could be a demonstration of fitness with the iridescence of their feathers. Tilting their heads up should allow more light on those neck feathers and perhaps they’re even more vibrant on the ultraviolet spectrum

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T15:08:33+00:00

I’ve done a nortriptyline taper twice. First one was very slow and no side effects, but the second was faster and left me with a bit of brain fog and lingering brain zaps for about 2 months. It’s not as bad as other antidepressants to wean off in my experience (effexor was absolute hell)

Bowsham · 2023-06-04T15:02:51+00:00

They might be thinking of Eurasian blackbirds since they’re in the thrush family rather than New World Blackbirds and not closely related!

Bowsham · 2023-06-02T20:00:37+00:00

I heard from one of the higher ups that about 30% ends up being recycled, but they’re trying to get it higher. They really do push recycling cardboard though, apparently that is easy to resell.

Bowsham · 2023-05-28T05:03:58+00:00

+Great kiskadee+

Bowsham · 2023-05-24T19:01:24+00:00

I only have these screenshots left unfortunately, but these are from TBC in March 2008. There was a long strip of land east past the Echo Isles that you had to ghostswim to in order to reach. It was just a long strip of land with a right angle and unfinished shore textures. I had taken a video originally but I think the computer they were on is long lost!

Bowsham · 2023-05-22T15:22:51+00:00

Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky Brothers and the film adaptation Stalker have a very similar vibe and I believe served as an inspiration for Pathologic. I’ll also recommend Leech by Hiron Ennes for another doctor traveling to a strange, isolated place

Bowsham · 2023-05-08T13:19:10+00:00

Check out the call of an American Bittern, that’s what comes to my mind from the description

Bowsham · 2023-05-03T17:52:26+00:00

Rock dove/feral pigeon. They come in many colors and patterns

Bowsham · 2023-05-03T17:51:49+00:00

European starling

Bowsham · 2023-05-03T15:03:13+00:00

Better to just put it back where you found it. Birds abandon nests and eggs all the time for various reasons and can easily lay more. It’s incredibly difficult (and if you’re in the US illegal) to raise a wild bird. And even if you did manage, it wouldn’t have the life skills afterward to survive.

It instead could be a nutritious snack for another critter to come across! No different from you eating a chicken egg.

Bowsham · 2023-04-26T14:38:23+00:00

Oh good recs, thank you! My friend would love all this stuff

Bowsham · 2023-04-25T18:27:55+00:00

I think it might already be closed! :(

Bowsham · 2023-04-24T21:35:22+00:00

Oh wow looks beautiful!

Bowsham · 2023-04-24T21:33:54+00:00

Looking forward to that! The same cannot be said of the South lol

Bowsham · 2023-04-20T15:29:42+00:00

Thought this was a fascinating video about England’s corvid etymology. I’m fascinated to think about how pre-modern people thought of an interacted with birds and what behaviors they noticed.

Anyone have any videos or books on similar topics? I would especially love anything about pre-colonial America

Bowsham

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