🪷 4 May is #BirdDay: In Marguerite #Yourcenar 's novel "Hadrian's Memoirs" #Antinous has a beloved falcon on his fateful tour of Egypt with #Hadrian in 130 AD. The pet bird plays a key role in a witch's spell to prolong the Emperor's life. Details here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/02/grieving-hadrian-returns-to-canopus.html 🪷
🪷 4 May is #BirdDay: Here we see an Egyptian and his BA soul spirit bird from the #Antinoopolis / #Fayoum Oasis area. Roman-Egyptian tempera-on-linen mummy shroud from the heyday of the city founded by #Hadrian where #Antinous died in the Nile in Egypt in 130 AD. Getty Museum. 🪷
🪷 4 May is #BirdDay: Fierce #Antinomania eBay bidding ensued for this 20cm (8in) bronze statuette identified as #Antinous with lotus crown holding water bird and hero's wreath found in Britain by metal detector. Full description and lots more images: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/02/bronze-statuette-of-antinous-discovered.html 🪷
Jan 5: Today is National Bird Day! https://www.cute-calendar.com/45171 #BirdDay
National Bird Day 2026

National Bird Day takes place on January 05, 2026. It is an annual holiday with half a million adherents who celebrate through birdwatching, studying birds, ...

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Happy International Migratory Bird Day!

What has been your favorite bird sighting in the West Yellowstone, Montana area?

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📷: Yellowstone National Park / National Park Service

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