Birders

generalbetrayus

(2,048 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:56 PM Mar 2026

Good morning. I am always in awe of people who have taken the time to really get to know their birds,

or avian dinosaurs as they are known in my field of expertise. Other than a few of the more common birds, this is me.

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Good morning. I am always in awe of people who have taken the time to really get to know their birds, (Original Post) generalbetrayus Mar 2026 OP

"Bird" Tactical Peek Mar 2026 #1

You need a spoiler in there, a picture of a bat labeled "not bird." Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 #2

That's funny, I thought I had a meme in one of my folders with a "not bird", but this was the only one I could find. generalbetrayus Mar 2026 #4

You got me Traildogbob Mar 2026 #3

In college, I took Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates from an ornithologist named Mitchell Byrd. generalbetrayus Mar 2026 #5

Sounds like a really cool class. Traildogbob Mar 2026 #6

lol AllaN01Bear Mar 2026 #7

Tactical Peek

(1,438 posts)

1. "Bird"

Reply to generalbetrayus (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:08 PM

Mar 2026

Also.

mahatmakanejeeves

(71,446 posts)

2. You need a spoiler in there, a picture of a bat labeled "not bird." Thanks. NT

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Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:09 PM

Mar 2026

generalbetrayus

(2,048 posts)

4. That's funny, I thought I had a meme in one of my folders with a "not bird", but this was the only one I could find.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:21 PM

Mar 2026

I agree with you.

Traildogbob

(13,285 posts)

3. You got me

Reply to generalbetrayus (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:13 PM

Mar 2026

Took a second to see the print.
I love em all but the damn crows. Those MF’re “murder” pack here destroyed my yard this winter plowing up the grass to get to the June bug larvae.
“Basted’s”.
A tough 8 week summer semester for our Wildlife Students. They had to learn, 100+ species by sight, Male vs female plumage, and voicing. Adults vs juvenile and seasonal variations. And to add to it, scientific names from kingdom through species. What they hated most was classes start at 6:00 AM to get to the fields to hear and see their morning calling.
A lot of these students had a hard time speaking and spelling English. This class thinned the herd a bit.
The dinosaur connection is really amazing to dive into.
Your book cover of Peterson’s guide really cracked me up..
I had a few students that would miss peek those species As Bird. They were thinned, then became MAGA’s. And poachers.