Ornitheology
@ornitheology.bsky.social
Author, pastor, birder in Charlotte, NC. Writes at ornitheology.com. “Let no one think it absurd to learn virtue from birds.” (Venerable Bede, c. 721 A.D.)
Looked it up: the British naturalist was Philip Henry Gosse, and the "sad" bird was actually the Jamaican Pewee.
September 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Looked it up: the British naturalist was Philip Henry Gosse, and the "sad" bird was actually the Jamaican Pewee.
There's actually a story on this one... it was based on the "sad" call it supposedly made, but it was discovered later that the namer had identified the wrong bird with the call. That's sad.
September 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
There's actually a story on this one... it was based on the "sad" call it supposedly made, but it was discovered later that the namer had identified the wrong bird with the call. That's sad.