Birdtober Day 9 - Crested Auklet
Both genders secrete a tangerine smelling odor from the back of their necks. A ruff sniff is a courtship behavior where a bird will bury its face in the ruff of another bird and take a deep whiff.
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Birdtober Day 8 - Roadrunner
I gave it a pair of Hoka’s because good supportive footwear is essential.

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Birdtober 2026 Day 7 - Peregrine Falcon. They are considered the fastest animal on the planet. They hunt via a high speed and high altitude dive called a stoop, reaching speeds over 200 mph.

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Birdtober 2026 Day 6 - Atlantic Puffin

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Birdtober Day 5 - long tailed duck

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Birdtober Day 4 -Painted Bunting. Like many bird species, the male needs to have rizz.

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Birdtober 2026 Day 3 - Green Heron. They are shy birds but territorial and will puff up like this when threatened or agitated. I thought it looked very punk.

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Birdtober Day 2 -Harpy Eagle. Their crest made me think of 80s hair and the SNL skit “Amy’s Room” with Amy Poehler and Bon Jovi. And yeah, that’s Aqua Net.

Reference harpy eagle photo by Neil Yonamine

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It’s Birdtober! Day 1 is the Willow Ptarmigan. Because of the prominent combs of the eyes, the males made me think of Groucho Marx. I didn’t include Groucho’s eyeglasses because glasses on a bird is ridiculous.

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