Howdy, PT friends. This week’s bird is the Common Redpoll. I was looking for birds that live in the cold, and while it certainly does that, it is also another world traveler like our last few. Dig this: “a bird … Continue reading The WPT is Fluffy Against the Cold

Howdy, friends. I hope all those who celebrate had a peaceful and delicious Thanksgiving holiday. House Killsock stayed in, watched an old movie and played an old entry of Mario Party. Specifically Hitchcock’s Rope and Mario Party 6 on Gamecube. … Continue reading The WPT is Trying to be Funny

This week’s header is a two-fer. I learned about this week’s bird, the Pacific Golden Plover, while reading about an “extreme trans-Neptunian object” (TNO) called 541132 Leleākūhonua. It was so named because it’s extremely elongated orbit around the sun reminded … Continue reading The WPT is a Distant Space Rock

This week’s bird in the Eurasian Hoopoe, a small bird which really seems to punch about its weight, culturally speaking. Here are some excerpts from the Wikipedia entry: “They were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt, and were “depicted on the walls … Continue reading The WPT Rocks a Crest

Hello, again, faithful readers. This week I bring you the bar-tailed godwhit. This indefatigable little bird migrates from the arctic circle to New Zealand, the longest journey by any bird and the longest journey without pausing to feed by any … Continue reading The WPT is a Good Creature

Hi Politics people. This week’s bird is the Northern Pintail. I thought this duck looked neat, and we’re all going to learn about it. Have a weekend! “The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas … Continue reading The WPT Thought this Duck Looked Like Fall

Have a bird, have a weekend, I’ve got to go to work. Continue reading The WPT Throws Something Together

This week’s bird is the painted bunting, which is nicknamed “nonpareil,” without equal. I was surprised to learn that this bird lives and winters all up and down the east coast of the US, because I’ve lived there for essentially … Continue reading The WPT is Without Equal

This week’s bird is a tiny little critter called the Goldcrest. I havent had much time to learn about it, but apparently it likes to hang out with tits, which I’m sure we all agree is hilarious. Have some birds, … Continue reading The WPT is Golden

This week’s bird is the white-cheeked honeyeater, a relative of last week’s subject. Have some links, have some photos, have some fun here, friends. Here are some links to the sites where I got the photos: https://ebird.org/species/whchon2, https://tinyurl.com/2fxdwzzc, https://tinyurl.com/mru3uk7a. And … Continue reading The WPT is Feeling Cheeky

Howdy, friends. This week’s bird is the white-fronted honeyeater. While researching this header I found out that there is also a white-cheeked honeyeater, which is a different bird, on account of where its white tufts are located. I have done … Continue reading The WPT is Fronting

This week’s bird is the lilac-breasted roller. Please enjoy some facts from wikipeda: “The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula.[1] It prefers open woodland and savanna, and … Continue reading The WPT is Rollin’

Howdy, friends. Our bird this week is the kakapo, a New Zealand native and the only flightless parrot. “Kākāpō can be up to 64 cm (25 in) long. They have a combination of unique traits among parrots: finely blotched yellow-green plumage, a … Continue reading The WPT is Flightless and Rotund

Howdy, friends. Here are some sparrows and links about them. Thanks again to Wolfman Jew for filling in last week. Have a good weekend! https://tinyurl.com/bdf3wxvn https://tinyurl.com/yjvkvw56 https://tinyurl.com/ms75epp8 Continue reading The WPT Brings Birds Back

Here are some birds and links about them. https://animalia.bio/aplendid-fairywren https://tinyurl.com/2t7sfkt4 Continue reading The WPT has Birds, OK?

Your humble WPT host remembered to put up a thread in time this week. Here are links where a couple of the images came from, they also contain info about the specific hummingbird species. Come check out some birds and … Continue reading The WPT is Back with some Birds

This weeks’s bird is the Himalayan monal. It is a pheasant which lives at relatively high altitudes of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft) in the forests and shrublands of Nepal, where it is the national bird. I insist that everyone have a good … Continue reading The WPT is Native to Forests and Shrublands

It is important to leave only footprints, take only memories, and reuse previously uploaded birds when putting up a last minute thread. Have a good weekend, everyone. Continue reading The WPT Recycles Birds

I’m on the road again this weekend, but I’m sure I’ll pop in to goof on the news and get some space from family. This week’s bird is the hoatzin, here are some links with info on our neat-looking friend … Continue reading The WPT is Pressed for Time

Today’s header is an Allen’s hummingbird. They live along a narrow coastal band from California to southern Oregon, and eat insects they catch out of the air or take from vegetation, which isn’t something I knew about hummingbirds. In a … Continue reading The WPT Flits This Way and That