Mabh Savage
Words and the world passing by; how it sings to me; how I clamour back.
Tag: bird facts
A Bird a Day: Pink-Necked Green Pigeon
Image shows a pigeon with an orange breast, pink neck, and green wings, with the caption, “When you feed the pigeons skittles instead of bread.” Funny meme about this colourful bird, which is actually a pink-necked green pigeon, Treron vernans, a male, and they’re… Continue Reading “A Bird a Day: Pink-Necked Green Pigeon”
A Bird a Day: Jackdaw
Short snippet of my book, pre-editing, about jackdaws. They’re one of my favourite corvids, and we have so many around our homes they’ve even nested in our roof before! Jackdaws are relatively small; one of the smallest UK corvids, similar in size to the… Continue Reading “A Bird a Day: Jackdaw”
A Bird a Day: Terrifying Birds
What’s the scariest bird? The mystical raven? A great, ravenous eagle? The prey-impaling shrike? Wrong! The most terrifying bird is, objectively, the shoebill stork. Just… Just look at it. Add the fact that they can appear absolutely statue like until disturbed and that’s a… Continue Reading “A Bird a Day: Terrifying Birds”
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