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Category Archives: Bird
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
“Really? That’s the argument you’re going with?”
“You didn’t Google anything, did you?”
Red Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus)
The doctor is still working on the “Say ‘aaah'” part.
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Bald eagles stake claim to territory, where it stays until the territory begins to run out of resources, at which point it will venture into other territories and take what it wants.
When migrating, bald eagles typically only fly between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
Though they typically consume fish, they will eat pretty much anything they can get their claws into, be they mammals, reptiles or even other birds. They rarely attack dangerous prey, however.
When hatching, the oldest sibling will often receive disproportionate feedings and will sometimes kill their younger siblings.
They will defend their nest vigorously against any attack, real or perceived.
For some reason, they are the national bird of the United States of America.
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Once, he would count the days, then the months, then the seasons. Now, he didn’t even bother to count the years. Some days he was wet. Some days he was dry. He’d been hot. He’d been cold. On windy days, he just had to hold on more tightly. Those were really the only differences that mattered.
He had been asked to wait and so he would. Already he had been waiting past memory, what was more time? He would endure — burning sun, freezing rain, biting gales, parching thirst, gnawing hunger — it was just pain. He’d felt pain before, he’d feel it again. No, he had agreed to wait, so wait he shall.
She would, eventually, return.
He had faith.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Facing her arch-nemesis*, Kestrel takes a deep breath and prepares to unleash her astonishing super sonic** scream, in the hopes of blasting*** her enemy backwards and into the clutches**** of her partner.*****
* Well, nemesis, perhaps. Can one truly tell when one’s nemesis is arch until one has completed one’s career and had a chance to assess all the variables?
** Technically, all screams are sonic. This one, though, is sonic and particularly loud as well. Super loud, actually.
*** Metaphoric blasting, that is. The intent is to overload the target’s senses and stun them. It would take a lot more energy to physically move the target than can be stored within a kestrel.
**** “Talons” would be more accurate, but they do clutch, so the word usage is likely sufficiently clear.
***** For some reason, Marvel Comics hasn’t accepted one of my scripts yet.
Great Argus (Argusianus argus)
The distinctive whorled pattern on the wings comes from the pheasant’s habit of nesting in hollow trees. As worms and grubs gnaw their way through the wood, they dip in and out of the argus’s feathers, leaving these marks behind.
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
When the males aren’t around, it’s a lot easier to see the colours in the females.
Woodpecker … in progress
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White Chicken
Things white chicken says:
“Of course I prefer to hang around with other chickens like me. It’s just a class thing.”
“Privileged! I had to WORK for what scratchings got.”
“I prefer to be referred to as a chicken of European descent.”
“We live in a post-breedist barnyard.”
“I don’t understand why those hungry chickens get extra feed. I work just as hard as them.”
“Actually (despite the fact that birds have five different types of photo-receptors), I’m colorblind.”
Nicobar Pigeon
Though Nicobar pigeons mostly eat fruits and seeds, they do live on islands and will sometimes pick up a seed on the beach. Though rare, occasionally, a grain of sand does get stuck under their tongue. That is where pigeon pearls come from.
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Sometimes it seems as though different generations will never see eye to eye.
Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)
The grey winged trumpeter, as seen here, has black wings and no trumpet.
Unrelated, did you know that when naturalists explored new places, they would often imbibe in the native alcoholic specialties?
Flamingo
Flamingos are suspicious of your true intentions, but are willing to try just one more time.
Pelican
Sometimes a mirror can disclose the true reality, warped but recognizable, with the façade stripped away.
White Cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis)
Turacos have no shame.
Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
The sacred iBis is known throughout the world, due to the fervor of their worshipers. Though there are many birds that are just as good, the iBis has a vast and powerful marketing team behind it that provides ongoing self-reinforcement of its own fame.
Heron
When doing adjusting frequency, one generally turns V-Hold and H-Hold until the reflection matches the heron. The location of these knobs changes per manufacturer but are generally found under a lilypad or sticking up from the bank near the back of the lake.
Sharp Shinned Hawk
What do birds think about all day? One would assume that they spend an inordinate amount of time calculating wind sheer and tracking weather patterns. This one though, is just trying to remember whether or not he left the oven on this morning.
Spectacled Owl
The spectacled owl lives throughout Central America and the northern half of South America.
The much rarer monocled owl just lives in the Leblon neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.