I discussed global warming and birds in a previous
blog  but the topic deserves another visit because birds
are being drastically affected by climate change and there are too many deniers
in the U.S. for effective and timely solutions to be implemented. Evidence for
climate change/global warming is overwhelming and has been snowballing. But we
get …

Do birds smell? That is, do they have a sense of smell? An
old wive’s tale has it that if a human touches a bird’s nest or eggs or young,
the parents will abandon the nest or even kill the young. Nope, not true.
Regardless of the odor, it would be maladaptive for …

In Greek Mythology, Icarus, the son
of master craftsman Daedalus, tried to fly with the use of wax and feather
wings fashioned by his father. Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too close to the
sun, but he disobeyed, causing the wax to melt and thus lost of feathers.
Icarus crashed into the sea …

Last week I blogged about Wayne Newton and called him the
Birdman of Las Vegas because of his bird collection. Well, I have to apologize
to Joe Krathwohl, who is the actual “Birdman of Las Vegas” as he informed me
that he copyrighted or trademarked this appellation. You can see Joe on You
Tube.

Well, …