tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post5971373130967926314..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Their Mamas Know They're HandsomeSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-70469340419349331712013-08-06T14:54:17.916-07:002013-08-06T14:54:17.916-07:00No problem, Steve.
I actually remembered the term...No problem, Steve.<br /><br />I actually remembered the term, but wasn't sure if it applied to color differences as well as size differences. I straightened myself out with an ornithology textbook I bought at Goodwill for 99 cents a few months ago.Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-84978030643208609042013-08-06T14:16:39.670-07:002013-08-06T14:16:39.670-07:00I agree with you, Lane, it was part of my childhoo...I agree with you, Lane, it was part of my childhood, too, growing up in the rice-cultivating country of east Arkansas.<br /><br />Back there, "rice bird" is a common name for them.<br /><br />We've sure been able to expand their habitat for them, haven't we?Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-66128200457809685012013-08-06T12:59:45.894-07:002013-08-06T12:59:45.894-07:00I love Red-Winged Blackbirds--their "Konk-A-R...I love Red-Winged Blackbirds--their "Konk-A-REEEE!" call was part of the soundtrack of my childhood, growing up on a chain of several ponds in the heart of my territory. I always find it interesting how different bird calls are interpreted phonetically in different languages(sometimes spelling out actual words). In Lakota, this call of the Red-Winged Blackbird is pronounced "Po-Gay-KLEEEEE!", which in Lakota means "snotty nose"!!!!!!....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-91224947107270480242013-08-05T23:43:19.104-07:002013-08-05T23:43:19.104-07:00My apologies for not getting back to you on sexual...My apologies for not getting back to you on sexual dimorphism.<br /><br />Almost all raptors have "REVERSE" sexual dimorphism, meaning in plain English that the females are bigger and stronger than the males. Falconers would add that human sexual stereotyping work with them too, more so than humans-- females tend to be very "macha"", even my little hybrid Peregrine.<br /><br />These differences are the more pronounced the more predatory the species. Whence hangs an evo post if I can get around to it...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.com