Finally, a woman who grew up playing “Duck, Duck, Goose” is surprised to hear that her niece and nephew play “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck” at their preschool in Minnesota. The hosts take a gander at regional variations of this...
rib-eye in the sky n. a game bird, especially a sandhill crane, that is particularly prized for its meat. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
anting n.— «The behavior you witnessed, Mona, is called “anting.” I know it seems like it should be called “mothballing,” but anting is much easier to say. Plus, more often than not, birds rub their feathers with...
Negadelphia n.— «It’s a well-earned hangover and, in a city so often referred to as Negadelphia, a welcome glass half-full approach.» —“Reid thinks Birds can learn from first-half mistakes” by Dana Pennett...
kleptoparasitize v.— «Known to kleptoparasitize diving American Coots (LeSchack and Hepp 1995) and Eurasian Coots (Fulica atrica; Amat and Soriguer 1984).» —“Gadwall” by C.R. Leschack, S.K. McKnight, G.R. Hepp The...