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Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in Māori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok ...
Example of woodcarving. This is a list of woodcarvers - notable people who are known for their working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.
Eoin Hand, Irish footballer, manager and sports commentator; Fionn Hand, Irish cricketer; Frederic Hand, composer; Gerry Hand, former Australian politician; Harrison Hand (born 1998), American football player; Jack Hand (1912—1995), American sports reporter; James Hand, Irish footballer; James Hand (musician), American country-music singer ...
As of January 9th 2025 according to the iGoTerra website, there are 18 birders who have added 9,000 or more species of birds to their life lists. An additional 15 birders have added at least 8,000 species of life birds. Note: all known sources of bird species life list data are self-reported. Birders with over 8,000 species include:
The Cynic philosopher Diogenes, pictured by Gérôme with the large jar in which he lived; when strangers at the inn were expressing their wish to catch sight of the great orator Demosthenes, Diogenes is said to have stuck out his middle finger and exclaimed "This, for you, is the demagogue of the Athenians."
[14] [15]) He has since written a number of books about birds and birdwatching as well as articles for many specialist publications including British Birds, Birdwatching Magazine and Birdwatch. He discussed bird-song recordings with Derek Jones in an August 1973 BBC Radio 4 programme called Sounds Natural. [16]
The American Ornithological Society will be changing the names of all birds currently named after people (152 species in the U.S. and Canada).
Jake Bird (1901–1949), American serial killer and burglar; Jake Bird (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball pitcher; Jean Bird (1912–1957), British pilot; John Bird (actor) (1936–2022), British actor and comedian; John Bird (artist) (1766–1829), Welsh landscape artist; John Bird (astronomer) (1709–1776), British astronomer and ...