tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post584224589290594131..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: OrnithologyJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-34486182516462198422015-11-06T05:44:55.476-06:002015-11-06T05:44:55.476-06:00What struck me when I had a spell of serious birdw...What struck me when I had a spell of serious birdwatching in the late 90s (then I had kids ...) was that I did know the names of birds, but only as bird names, and not the particular birds that each name referred to. I knew "osprey" was a bird of prey, but nothing about what it looked like or where it lived (though I associated ospreys with the sea, which does turn out to be correct -- Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com