Thanks! That’s really interesting. I will have to read more about that. I appreciate it
The phylogeny has been updated a bit–they are in sister-group families within the same superfamily, but European Robins are muscicapids (Old World flycatchers, chats, etc.), and American Robins are turdids (thrushes). There are a few “rare stray to [Alaska or Newfoundland]” muscicapids, but they are all Old World. Redwing, Common Blackbird, and Fieldfare are all other members of Turdus.
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Ah, @jpm, thank you for this. Quinoa may not be the alternate protein for my husband after all. Plant-based eludes us so far.
Certainly it is possible to be plant based, it just takes variety. The beans and cornbread I just had is a great combination. Of course, I also had ribs with them.
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Tyramine seems to be a migraine trigger for my husband. Trial and error seem to support this. All the good plant-based protein sources I’m familiar with are on the “bad list”. If he limits foods with a lot of tyramine (and other things, too like nitrates and msg), he has a much better time keeping his auras and headaches under control. His attempt to find a great snack food in sunflower seeds was a disaster, for example.
Now that really is a great combination! Haven’t had ribs in forever. Think I’ll make them the next time my brother brings his kids over.
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Beautiful! What kind of bird is that, and where did you see it? Thank you.
Very cool. A purple gallinule according to Merlin.
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This is a Purple Gallinule which I recently photographed at Brazos Bend SP in Needville, TX.
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Looks more like some exotic bird from the tropics. Was it a local or just passing through?
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While not as numerous as the Common Gallinule they are regulars in the wetlands of the Gulf Coast region.
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Wife and I went for a beach walk on a rare child-free evening, and found this lovely Psilothrix sp. beetle on a seaside daisy. Love that iridescent green that is common to this kinds of flower beetles.
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There were a few here:
but they were further away, and my pictures weren’t quite as good.
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Like looking into a kaleidoscope except a more interesting silky texture.
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That will do very nicely!
Nice!
