How Grinch!

good grief!

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The flame bowerbird is endemic to the rainforests of New Guinea. Shown above are the brightly colored males who build bowers and perform courtship displays to attract females.

(Photo sources: x x x x)

[featherenthusiast-deactivated20]

Holy heck, I never knew there was another species of bowerbird, especially one this flashy!

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There are, in fact, 20 species of bowerbirds that make up the family Ptilonorhynchidae. Here are a couple favorites!

Regent bowerbird:

Satin bowerbird:

Green catbird, which is in the bowerbird family, but does not build bowers. Instead, it clears an area of debris to perform a dance for females:

And finally, the Vogelkop bowerbird, which is plain, but builds and decorates some of the most elaborate bowers:

[cynological]

He came in, chewing on his ball, and then I heard silence. Turned around and… I think he’s trying to give me a clue.

[cynological]

The key to every great friendship is good communication.

[flock-talk]

She looks like she’s just made a really terrible pun

[chicken-fluff-butts]

waggle

[henrychikin]

Henry has this thing about paper bags and likes us to make him little “huts” to hide in and nibble.

[lotsofwildthings]

Raccoon dog / エゾタヌキ (by yanoks48)

[disgustinganimals]

looks like a nerd.

[death-420]

you take that back….

[harbadger-deactivated20181209]

@bearraccoonshangout

[good4thesoul]

[poobit]

taxidermy for trophies: boring, its just bragging about an animal you hunted whatever

taxidermy like THIS:

genius, incredible, a marvel to look at 

[lazytumbleweed]

“Wouldst thou like to live comfortably?”

[thebeakincarnate]

When the scritch is just right👌👌👌

[thebeakincarnate]

A cute bird

Obtuse bird

[thebeakincarnate]

Put face here for optimum birble snugs

[lost-and-found-box-blog]

There’s a small island in Japan called Okunoshima with thousands of adorable rabbits! All photos from the (more informative) Telegraph gallery.

[pepperandpals]

“Step up, Mango.”

[silvaris]

The Old Library by Christophe Prenel

[flock-talk]

Newt is valid

[silverhawk]

the dusky lory……sunset bird????? they literally look like a sunset. absolutely gorgeous

[moist-rowlet]

@lotsandlotsofbirds

[falseredstart]

Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Today, on “Birds That Are Hard To Photograph Bc They Keep Biting Me”, is a teensy-tiny powerhouse of fury: the emerald toucanet! These beautiful birds are mostly frugivorous, but they’re also notorious net poachers. It didn’t happen this year, but apparently toucanets have been captured in the past with half-devoured hummingbirds in their bills. YIKES.