I never knew this, it's like a built-in helmet.

Dude, careful, you're standing on poison ivy!

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Feb 27, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

please, please, please forget-me-not

Over-wing vs Under-wing Head Scratching

Like most passerines, starlings scratch themselves by drooping one wing, hiking their leg back, and lifting it over the wing to scratch their head, as you can see in this slowmo video. This is in contrast to birds like ducks, geese, herons, and storks who scratch under the wing.

earth fact time. there's a play behaviour in birds that a paper calls co-lying, which is essentially where they lay side by side on the ground together. australian magpies do it, and there's been some evidence to suggest ravens do it, too.

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My interpretation of Phil using a backpack for balance:

The bag isn't literally a counterweight; the backpacks are inexplicable black holes of storage, and the feathers that would be trimmed in a normal wing clipping are incredibly light. Those weights probably don't even out.

But if his wings weren't clipped carefully, and either bone or muscle was significantly damaged in the process (struggle?), maybe Philza's issue (other than lack of flight feathers) has been an inability to hold his wings closed. The backpack might not be a counterweight, but rather a sling to keep his wings from flopping around. Phil might be able to deal with changes in how much weight he's carrying, but not with the constant changes to his center of gravity that broken wings could cause in a fight.

Arospec and polyam lads took one look at societal norms/expectations and went “no, i don’t think i will”

Caine but as a baby

still riding that baby au high

(Also @txttabloid your very much welcome for all the fanart, your words are very sweet)

BOTD: Japanese Robin

^Image credit: Alnus

Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige)

The Japanese Robin is an abundant species of robin in Japan. Its scientific name means "caterpillar eater", referencing its diet of invertebrates, beetles, milled worms, crickets and other small insects, but also fruits. They are considered omnivorous.

karun not only sticking up for lando in the driver swap but pointing out lando was the one who was really screwed out of a place (p2) by strategy not oscar. did hell freeze over????!!!!!

someway somehow

Dark-eyed juncos will often make contact calls (calls to determine other individuals locations) while foraging.

(Dark-eyed junco)

The birb detectives 🔍🐦

madara’s party trick is to make birds chirp

I love how the broken, gilded cage Robin sits in appears to resemble a waterphone (and a phonograph within, by the look of it?). You may have heard its beautiful haunting voice in horror films and music in general. That the splash art attributes it to her, a Path of Harmony character, The Robin of Penacony, renowned singer across the stars, is so cool.

yes yes don't fix what ain't broke but when are we gonna address the fact that Princess Tutu never once utilized the fact that ravens can mimic human speech