I don’t know about Canada, but here in the UK we sometimes refer to your first category as an LBJ or Little Brown Job – no connection to POTUS 36 however!
🪶More Twitcher & Culinary facts 😜🤪: Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), commonly known as the “Pope bird” or “Pope Cardinal,” is a striking songbird native to northeastern Brazil. It is highly prized in aviculture and known for its bright, cardinal-red head, contrasting white chest, and grey wings.The term “pope” in birdwatching can also refer to a few other avian subjects:Pope Bird (Red-cowled Cardinal): A tanager relative with a deep red hood. It is distinct from the North American Northern Cardinal.Historical Popes & Doves: The dove is a traditional symbol of the papacy and the Holy Spirit, often associated with Pope Gregory I. Historically, St. Fabian was also elected as Pope in 236 AD after a dove landed on his head during the selection process.The “Pope’s Nose”: The culinary or anatomical term for the fatty, fleshy tail gland (uropygium) of a cooked bird or poultry.
Monsignor also known as ‘questo ragazzo’.
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Ha! And done with a waggle 👉 👈 🫵☝️
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😅 These bird jokes are im-peck-able!!!
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Inspiration for another time:
https://birdhistory.substack.com/p/the-100-greatest-bird-names-of-all
Well done again.
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🤣😎🙃
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😄 Better than the Blue Bird 🐦 of Happiness 💩💩💩 all over your life!
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🤨🤓 makes all my bluebirds 🐦into fiesty Cardinals
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😜 I feel that the ‘Dawn Chorus’ gets to see the 👌 best sunrises 🌅 ♥️
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I don’t know about Canada, but here in the UK we sometimes refer to your first category as an LBJ or Little Brown Job – no connection to POTUS 36 however!
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🐦⬛🪶☺️🧐 There are also a number of Bishop birds: yellow, red & brown; Southern & Northern – if Theology is a concern.
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🪶More Twitcher & Culinary facts 😜🤪: Red-cowled Cardinal (Paroaria dominicana), commonly known as the “Pope bird” or “Pope Cardinal,” is a striking songbird native to northeastern Brazil. It is highly prized in aviculture and known for its bright, cardinal-red head, contrasting white chest, and grey wings.The term “pope” in birdwatching can also refer to a few other avian subjects:Pope Bird (Red-cowled Cardinal): A tanager relative with a deep red hood. It is distinct from the North American Northern Cardinal.Historical Popes & Doves: The dove is a traditional symbol of the papacy and the Holy Spirit, often associated with Pope Gregory I. Historically, St. Fabian was also elected as Pope in 236 AD after a dove landed on his head during the selection process.The “Pope’s Nose”: The culinary or anatomical term for the fatty, fleshy tail gland (uropygium) of a cooked bird or poultry.
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😮💨🫡😓🤬No Archbishop bird though
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Finally found out our little black bird was a rare Brewer Blackbird. Black ones are tricky!
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