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Some fortunate folks have been endowed throughout history with the awesome responsibility of ascribing common names to newly discovered avian species. Often, perhaps too often, these eloquent souls went above and beyond the call of duty in describing the palette of colors confronting them. That’s why we nature lovers have to go above and beyond [...]

is a new blog carnival about anthropology and archaeology.  You can enjoy the current edition at Aardvarchaeology. I also recommend checking out the very well-designed carnival home page.

Did you know there was an oil spill in Norway last week? I had no idea. Julian Bell is on the scene at Øygarden.

BirdLife International reported last week that the EU Commission has announced that the ban on imports of birds caught in the wild is to be made permanent throughout the European Union later this year. A temporary ban was enacted in October 2005 in reponse to the discovery of H5N1 avian influenza in a UK quarantine [...]

Attention science lovers… the first of its kind collection of the best science blogging in history has just been published for your pleasure! Actually, it is more accurate to say that it’s been self-published. The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006 is a collection of 50 selected blog posts showcasing the quality [...]

It’s only the blog carnival devoted to the best ecology and environmental science posts from across the blogosphere. Check out the first edition and be a part of the next one.

Some folks are lucky in love, never wanting for true companionship or at least a date on a Saturday night. Others are lucky in cards, though superstition seems to prohibit good fortune in both games of chance and romance. Money luck, friend luck, career luck… myriad are the ways in which the fates deign to [...]

The Bird Treatment and Learning Center of Anchorage, AK conducts its first online auction beginning Monday, 1/15. If you read the Bird TLC blog, you know all proceeds go to a great cause. Check it out!

at least in the NFL.  The three Super Bowl hopefuls named for birds – Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens, and Seattle Seahawks – all lost their playoff challenges. Go Colts!