Joe's Birds

AKA Grimace Martin.

These owls were originally called the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air" by early naturalists. I don't have a quip, that's just a really cool name.

It was hard to capture this bird flying and hunting fish...but I had the last laugh.

The osprey's outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind, and beat paper twice in a game of rock, paper, scissors.

The thing about the brown-headed Cowbird is that you can tell it's a brown-headed Cowbird even if you don't have your good camera...because of the brown-headedness.

You ever learn a new phrase and then want to use it quickly? I learned the phrase "latitudinal limits" while looking up facts about this bird. Anyway, these hawks are found all over North America, but even they have their latitudinal limits and they are absent from the high arctic. Latitudinal limits.

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You can tell it's a red-headed woodpecker because of the way it is.

Snap, Grackle, Pop.

It has brown feathers. It thrashes.

I took this picture on Mother's Day, which is very appropriate.

Fast, gold, hard to catch (on camera); might as well be called the golden snitch.

Placeholder Stevie Nicks reference. Ooh, baby ooh, said ooh

Is it still a woodpecker if it is on a cactus? Wait, are cactuses wood? (I googled it, cactuses have woody ribs. This bird is accurately named. Carry on)

Phainopepla means "silky robe" in Greek. This bird is basically always dressed like Bruno Mars.

Supposedly this is a Virginia's Warbler, but I am skeptical because I found it in Arizona.

Sometimes a bird's name is so descriptive nothing else can be said about it.

I have to admit I didn't realize why Doug Funnie wore a belt on his head to become Quailman until I saw this bird.

You can tell it's a Cactus Wren because it is a Wren on a cactus.

Looking like a Vermillion bucks.

Proof that even those who grow to be majestic go through an awkward teenage phase.

Feels like they missed an opportunity to call this the Referee-Headed Sparrow.

The wings also have yellow, but not enough for naming rights I guess.

Cardinals are like The Arch of the bird world. "Hey, there's a Cardinal!" (If you are not from St. Louis ask someone from St. Louis about this joke)

This is either a Mourning Dove or a softball with feathers and a tail. IDK.

These birds mimic other bird's calls, but I guess they're kind of jerks about it. Otherwise we'd call them "mimicbirds".

The American Ornithological Society announced that it will rename 152 bird species that are named after people. I hope Anna is ok with that.

The Scrub Jay is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. TLC also wrote a song about this bird. They didn't want them.

This crow is sending a message.

This bird was named by Napoleon's nephew. That's not a joke. Look it up.

Pelican not pelican't.

What was Michael Jackson's favorite bird? The California Tow-HEE HEE!

Fun fact, St. Louis is right on the dividing line between the Black-Capped Chickadee's range and the Carolina Chickadee's range. The easiest way to identify them is by listening to their call...but I didn't hear this bird. My best guess is that this is a Carolina chickadee. Just based on vibes, ya know?

American Pterodactyl

That's the name. I swear.

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 1992, to August 30, 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. This hawk has nothing to do with that, but do you remember that show?

Not to be confused with a red-headed woodpecker (even though it has red on its head idk)

White storks have 7ft wingspans, which sounds like a lot until you consider the fact that they have to carry babies around.

The crows cooler sibling that studied abroad.

Stonechat was like snapchat but for cavepeople* That's how this bird got its name** *Not true **Also not true

What kind of cereal do you think a spoonbill would it with its spoonbill if a spoonbill could eat cereal?

This bird's name sounds like an insult a Game of Thrones character might say.

This gull is meditating. Please leave them alone.

The collective noun for a group of parakeets is a chatter. So this would be a small chatter of parakeets. You learned something new today.

This bird may be called "common," but did Paul McCartney write a song about YOU?

I asked this bird to stream The Office. Wrong Peacock.

This cardinal is in stealth mode.

So punk rock.

Their gift is their song and this one's for you.

They say they're so named because their call sounds like "killdeer," but if I were a deer I'd still watch my back around them.

When it comes to naming this bird got shafted. Cool bird though.

Anthony Edwards' RCAF counterpart. Also, it is "Canada Goose" not "Canadian Goose," look it up.

Mighty

The best Robin. Chris O'Donnell a distant second.

Why so blue, Jay?

Only listens to House music.

These birds are everywhere and it is Shakespeare's fault. Look it up.

If a Junco wore jeans, it would wear JNCOs.

For Rent. Great Location.

It's the one on the house (that's where it gets its name).

Look at that bird.

Sort of has a crown.

Saw a Roadrunner.

Pecking suet. I knew it.

It hatches nuts, and it's got a white breast.

Barred not Bard.

Great bird.

Majestic AF.

Blue. Great. AND a Heron.

Cactus bird.

Mighty