Wagtail is called трясогузка here, where “гуз” part comes from “гузно/гузка” – butt, bird is called buttshaker.
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Here are a few from the top of my head.
Oh, and my family calls Double-Creasted Cormorants Batman Birds and Crested Ducks (breed) Princess Leia Ducks.
I also agree.
I think ‘‘yellow crowned warbler’’ would be better.
I’ve heard Butter Butt used for Green-winged Teal but not for the warbler.
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I hear it used regularly for Yellow-rumped Warbler but wasn’t aware anyone was using the name for Green-winged Teal.
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Somehow I doubt you’ll find any of those in Lake Wobegon.
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Wobbegong in Lake Wobegon would keep me on shore for sure!
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Same as @raymie
I’ve heard the name ‘‘butter butt’’ for the warbler, but not for the teal.
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@karen5lund Actually, that silly lil’ nickname is actually pretty common.
Yeah, maybe it’s a local thing that I heard among duck hunters. I don’t see it used on the Web for the teal but definitely for the warbler.
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Yeah.
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I was delighted today when one of my observations was just ID’ed as “Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp”.
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oh wow that’s an epic fly name!
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You just haven’t been around enough bird nerds. I use the term “butter butt” for yellow-rumped warblers too.
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My spider observation was just IDed as a Drumming Sword Wolf Spider. I researched and found that “drumming” refers to a behavior (tapping on dried leaves to woo the lady spiders). “Sword” is a name applied to all wolf spiders in the genus Gladicosa but I couldn’t find why.
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Just remembered, the sexy shrimp. They are really fun to watch.
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That’s hilarious. I was wondering why it was called that and found this answer online:
Why are sexy shrimp called sexy?
The Sexy Anemone Shrimp is named for its unusual body movements. When walking, Thor amboinensis sways its abdomen back and forth with exotic flair.
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