The Little King

So yesterday I gave a TED talk. But that isn't what I'm talking about now. Wait till Sunday. What I'm going to talk about now is something completely unrelated: kingfishers. It's probably pretty obvious by now I freaking love them. Big ones. Ones that don't fit the standard definition (or color range). Heck, even watching…

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Pied Detective

Pied kingfishers, while not as sexually dimorphic as the butterfly I posted day before yesterday, are nevertheless distinugishable. While the color scheme - done in the creative shades of black, black, white, and white - does not offer any clue, looking at their chests is the vital key. Males have an unbroken double black band…

King

Those patient enough and knowledgeable enough to sustain a conversation on birding with me will have noticed my very slight obsession with kingfishers. Despite a firm belief we pay too much attention to the bright, flashy birds, the blues of halcyons hold a special place in my heart. The water was my first love, and…