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Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

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Analytic Engine
May 18, 2009

not the analytical engine
move over Pizza Rat

13Pandora13
Nov 5, 2008

I've got tiiits that swingle dangle dingle




More Grackleposting:
















This dude has a huge tumor:

He's still flying and hopping about just fine but I am worried about him. :smith:

RandomPauI
Nov 24, 2006


Grimey Drawer
Can anything be done?

13Pandora13
Nov 5, 2008

I've got tiiits that swingle dangle dingle




RandomPauI posted:

Can anything be done?

I don't know, really. If I could catch him I could take him to an animal sanctuary but I imagine they'd just euthanize him (not that such an action wouldn't be more preferable for him than like, being chomped on by a fox or something), however, he's completely mobile still and I doubt I'd be able to safely catch him accordingly. Normal flight and hopping/walking still. Normal socializing with the other Grackles. I think I'm more bothered by it than he is at this point.

How 'bout some Rose-Breasted Grosbeak?











Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019



Hooded plovers are :black101:

They nest on beaches exposed to Antarctic swells and winds. Neither of which you're tough enough to handle.

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



Has sound:

https://i.imgur.com/KDsMM7K.mp4

:birddrugs:

InediblePenguin
Sep 27, 2004

I'm strong. And a giant penguin. Please don't eat me. No, really. Don't try.
alfie doesn't like to pose for the paparazzi



Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang



lookin good tho <3

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

InediblePenguin posted:

alfie doesn't like to pose for the paparazzi


Strong birb photo energy there.

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

🍂🎃🏞️💦
That bird: (loud whirrrrrrrr)

Nordick
Sep 3, 2011

Yes.

Drillbird will kill your family

Phanatic
Mar 13, 2007

Please don't forget that I am an extremely racist idiot who also has terrible opinions about the Culture series.
I picked up a bigass 2.8 300mm lens with a 2x teleconverter. The downsides are that it's huge and it's only manual focus. But man.





Absurd Alhazred
Mar 27, 2010

by Athanatos

Phanatic posted:

I picked up a bigass 2.8 300mm lens with a 2x teleconverter. The downsides are that it's huge and it's only manual focus. But man.







These are my favorite birbs!

BOOTY-ADE
Aug 30, 2006

BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

Would bird drugs technically be classified as...



Birbituates? :haw:

lord funk
Feb 16, 2004

Phanatic posted:

I picked up a bigass 2.8 300mm lens with a 2x teleconverter. The downsides are that it's huge and it's only manual focus. But man.
Welcome, huge lens birder! I call mine Birdzooka.





Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

bump



InediblePenguin
Sep 27, 2004

I'm strong. And a giant penguin. Please don't eat me. No, really. Don't try.

:yeah:

i love this, I'm very readily amused

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

thicc

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/ProBirdRights/status/1262816186472882176

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

"Are you ready to meet the smallest owl ever?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcL47Kiyuj0

Uganda Loves Me
May 24, 2002


We got barn owls! We set up a nest box, and a couple owls moved in. They've laid 7 eggs so far. Years ago, my dad built a nest box because he saw kestrel falcons hanging around the house. They moved in and raised multiple generations. After a few years, barn owls kicked them out and raised a few generations. Later, bees moved in. He removed the nest box. This year, we bought a special made nest box for owls, and one for kestrels. We installed webcams. The owl nest box is in the prime location, with a good view over a hill. The kestrels didn't like the location of their nest box, although they hung around the owl nest box area for a few weeks. I think the eggs will hatch in 1-2 weeks or so. I'll keep the thread posted if there's interest.



Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.
https://youtu.be/1hoL93tEkrM
Sorry about the music, but the dance really does look like something Disney would animate.



Also I would like owlcam updates on a regular basis. :)

Helith
Nov 5, 2009

Basket of Adorables


Yes please on OwlCam!

That first picture is beautiful

thatbastardken
Apr 23, 2010

A contract signed by a minor is not binding!
https://twitter.com/WildRedlands/status/1262632592433504256

Sininu
Jan 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/BillMarchel/status/1263447727603617794?s=19

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001




I am impressed at this eclectus parrot and just how good it is at mimicking speech. You can even tell his owner has an Australian accent.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


https://twitter.com/Rubber0Cement/status/1263542384823906305

Uganda Loves Me
May 24, 2002


My mom named the owls Walter and Cordeila, after the founders of Knott's Berry Farm. Here are a couple pictures of Walter feeding Cordelia:





From what I've read, the one with the lighter coloring on his face and neck is the male, and the one with browner coloring is female. Although it can be hard to tell them apart. I'm trying to dig up photos from when we only had one owl. I think the male was first, and he laid out food to attract a female. Identification is made especially hard because the owls usually face away from the camera, and are of course most active at night.

Uganda Loves Me has a new favorite as of 03:29 on May 22, 2020

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



https://i.imgur.com/HCaJURo.mp4

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://twitter.com/ProBirdRights/status/1238931210610434048

Helith
Nov 5, 2009

Basket of Adorables


I was going through some photos and found this one of some cockies on our hotel balcony in Hamilton Island, QLD from a few years back.

StrixNebulosa
Feb 14, 2012

You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Helith posted:

I was going through some photos and found this one of some cockies on our hotel balcony in Hamilton Island, QLD from a few years back.



I love these horrible birds

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

SubponticatePoster
Aug 9, 2004

Every day takes figurin' out all over again how to fuckin' live.
Slippery Tilde

Helith posted:

I was going through some photos and found this one of some cockies on our hotel balcony in Hamilton Island, QLD from a few years back.


As someone who lives in America, it's really strange to see birds we would only ever see in pet stores just hangin' out doin' birb things.

It's neat :)

Raine
Apr 30, 2013

ACCELERATIONIST SUPERDOOMER



Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

StrixNebulosa posted:

I love these horrible birds

Much like your mother, they're fine as long as they're not making noise.

Deteriorata
Feb 6, 2005


The new Mission: Impossible film is going to be pretty good.

Raine
Apr 30, 2013

ACCELERATIONIST SUPERDOOMER



Deteriorata posted:

The new Mission: Impossible film is going to be pretty good.

her co-star:



poster for the film:



deleted scene:

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Helith
Nov 5, 2009

Basket of Adorables


SubponticatePoster posted:

As someone who lives in America, it's really strange to see birds we would only ever see in pet stores just hangin' out doin' birb things.

It's neat :)

It is a really cool thing about Australia, parrots, cockatoos and lorikeets just living and doing their birb things in the cities, in your street even, plus all the other cool birbs we have here too.
If you love birbs, Australia is heaven.

I bet the cockatoos have taken over Hamilton Island now that there are no tourists visiting, hope no-one left a window open at the hotel!

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