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[autistrix]

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Tramonto tra gli ulivi

[c3rvida3]

Why didn't they just call the Baltimore Oriole the Baltimoriole? Are they stupid?

[autistrix]

[spinus-pinus]

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

1/29/2024 San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California

[minmos]

this reddit post isgoing to make me cry literally let's bask in the sun

[twistedhellknight52]

*wiggles*

O its earthworm … Ok *Steps ovee your carefily*

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[bird-gifs-collection-agency]

One of a guineafowl's best skills is just making a big mess! Yup! Just making a huge, horrible, uncleanable mess! Yes and they're round while doing it

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16830888] Gentoo Penguin || Pygoscelis papua Observed in Antarctia Least Concern in location of observation

[proshokk]

A boreal owl awaiting the upcoming hoo-hoo-lidays ✨

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176662160] Osprey || Pandion haliaetus Observed in United States Least Concern in location of observation

[soup-mother]

Sober as fuck at the back of the club going onto Wikipedia and typing "List of birds"

[xalatath]

IMPORTANT

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174089117] Common Water Monitor || Varanus salvator Observed in Malaysia Least Concern in location of observation

A truly voracious little predator

[thagomizersshow]

So much of paleontology is "what did this beaked thing eat?" And then your best guess for years turns out to be so so so wrong.

Like Gastornis was thought to be a carnivore for decades and then carbon isotopes were like, "nah this thing was basically a giant goose honk honk".

Art by Ja Chirinos

Oviraptor was thought to be an egg eater, then much ink was spilled about whether it ate mollusks, and now it's thought to be an omnivore, but mostly a fruit/seed eater like a parrot.

Somehow this Adobe Stock image is the only art of an Oviraptor eating plants I can find. How is that?

And even birds with some teeth are getting in on these dietary mysteries.

Longipteryx was first thought to be a kingfisher-like hunter of aquatic prey, but it has since been found with seed contents in its guts, making it another surprise frugivore.

Photo by Xiaoli Wang

[leidensygdom]

me of late