12 Winter Birds Myths and Facts
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Do birds get cold? Some birders worry winter birds will freeze on cold nights or in bird baths. Our expert has the bird facts to answer these questions.
When it comes to winter birds, it seems there are even more myths than usual. Here are a few of the common winter bird myths I’ve heard. Hopefully, I can help debunk these winter birds myths once and for all with the correct facts. And don’t miss our 51 best winter bird photos.
Barbara Myers
Winter Birds Myth: Birds will freeze to death when temperatures drop far below zero
Alabama sheriff’s mugshot Christmas tree stirs debate over the word ‘thug’
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
Mugshots of arrested suspects in Mobile County don a Christmas tree in this picture that has been posted on the Sheriff s Department s Team Sheriff Facebook page. The post has stirred divisive reaction, some of it directed at law enforcement. (snapshot from Facebook)
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The posting has since been taken down, and Sheriff Sam Cochran has said he was unaware about the racial sensitivity of the word, “thug.” He said that many of the inmates photoshopped to the tree were white, and that his administration had no idea what they were doing would trigger widespread rebuke.