Hello everyone! Welcome to Katie’s last summer blog post! This post is about the differences in female and male raptors, because it is often different than people expect. Most people know that in birds, the males have bright flashy colors and sometimes very elaborate feather displays, while the females are drab grays and browns. Almost […]
Hello, it’s Katie again! Welcome to the final dinosaur blog – and my second to last blog post of the summer! This post is going to be all about synapomorphies, which is a fancy word for shared characteristics. When scientists are determining the relationships between living things, this is usually the starting point, and from […]
Hello again! Welcome to week two of birds are dinosaurs! This week we are going to talk about some of the somewhat misleading terms that are used to define and describe dinosaurs and birds, as well as who is related to who (or not)! If you remember from last week, I talked about how dinosaurs […]
Does this look Anything like a bird?! How about this: …not really. Hmm… maybe we are getting a bit closer here: A-ha, I think I finally see the connection: If you couldn’t already tell, this next set of 3 blogs will be about… DINOSAURS! I am a total nerd when it comes to dinosaurs, and […]
Hey everyone, it’s Katie again! I really hope you liked all of the owl blogs! Next, we’re going to talk about raptor silhouettes, and how they can help you figure out what kind of bird you are looking at, what kind of hunting styles they may have, and more! As we all know, across the […]
Hello again, and thanks for continuing to read the blog posts! This last owl-focused post is about a couple of amazing abilities that contribute to the awesome stealth of owls. Let’s get started! Owls are well known for that spooky ability to turn their heads “all the way around.” If you think about it though, […]