Nerd Bird

Various mad scientists and BIRDS.

[victusinveritas]

Photo and statement by Peter G. Arnold.

"This spring, a friend notified me that there was a family of Burrowing Owls on the eastern edge of Cheyenne. I made a beeline for the spot and was tickled to see that they were still there. This was in late June and the owlets appeared to be close to abandoning their burrows.

For several years I have developed a method of getting close shots of Burrowing Owls using a GoPro camera on a small tripod. I set the camera to take a photo every 5 seconds. Then I leave the site to allow the birds to feel more comfortable coming out of their burrows. The worst part is having to wait for hours to see whether the method produces anything of value. I took this shot on June 28th."

[doctorcockatoo]

Ga’Hoole and the Gang

[plum-soup]

[aint-love-heavy]

Tag yourself I'm the fourth one

[todaysbird]

This is a super unusual circumstance, for these two species to cohabitate…I’d love to know what the adults will grow up to behave like, and if they’ll inherit any behaviors from their siblings!

[doctorcockatoo]

What the heck is going on here!?

[pokemon]

Welcome to Kalos

[blurds]

"I like this birds"

Thank you, professional homosexual

[occasionallybirds]

Unfortunate molt

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

July 18, 2025

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[heartwarminganimals]

It wimdy

[pkmndaisuki]

[occasionallybirds]

Almost fully grown, but still yelling for food

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

July 11, 2025

John Heinz Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

[doctorcockatoo]

Such is fledglinghood

[badassdemonsword-deactivated202]

Wtf is that thing

[birds-in-posts]

Wompoo fruit dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)

[weirdnaturalscience]

via @worldmage-girl

#ma'am is that your child next to you or is it an errant piece of dryer lint

[beemovieerotica]

ok this is sick as fuck

[wizardarchetypes]

went to the pittsburgh aviary yesterday and this little beast’s name is Elizabeth. the docent said she loves wheels and jewelry. Elizabeth walked up to my wheelchair & tried to eat my ring off my finger. we love a predictable queen

[doctorcockatoo]

Elizabeth is a total gangster who will steal your stuff and take your seat.

[eyeoftheeagle]

I love your mind 🤗😊🥰💓🦜💓

[doctorcockatoo]

“No— stir

VIGOROUSLY!”

[falseknees]

Fledgling (14/14)

Preorder my new book here: https://site.andrewsmcmeel.com/ew-its-beautiful-incentive

This story is not in the book, but ~40 new and ~100 of your favourite False Knees comics are!

[thoughtportal]

stop

[doctorcockatoo]

STOP

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Yellow Bittern”

by Vo Rin, Vietnam

The 35 Photography Awards

[typhlonectes]

A Wild Turkey takes suet from a birdfeeder in the eastern United States.

photograph by Courtney Celley | USFWS

[lorn-art]

Saw a stag beetle fight off a magpie today it looked like this

[occasionallybirds]

A fledgling Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) waiting to be fed by its parent, a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Cowbirds lay their eggs in other birds' nests, to be raised by other species. Some birds can recognize the egg and will either get rid of it of or build a new nest and start over. Sparrows do not seem to be one of those birds. I couldn't get a good shot of the adult, but I wanted you to see what a size difference there is between these birds.

June 11, 2025

Longwood Gardens, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania