*birb screams*

blog for my 4 budgies n birb things please ask me questions and give me advice. I also post vegan suff occasionally 16/f/US

[thranduil-the-elven-king]

for the pet owners with a mental illness

have you fed your dog? cat? bunny? gerbil? mouse? bird? rat? fish? hamster? chinchilla? have you taken your dog outside? have you changed your animals water? it’s cage? it’s bedding? have you given your pet water? have you given your pet proper exercise or played with it? have you given your pet attention?

I know that I struggle to remember to change my fish’s water from time to time because of my depression and that I have no energy because of it so here’s this post. take care of your pet lovelies and while you’re at it make sure you take any meds you need to take.

[jadeyfluff-blog]

Having small feathery children to take care of really helped me out of my depression. If I don't take care of them, who will?

[flansbird]

Sharing a snack with my best friend!

[buddy-berry]

This is so cute and pure

[jurassicsunsets]

I'm pretty new here, and I don't actually know much about dinosaurs (just followed this blog because it seemed really cool and interesting) so could you explain what shrink-wrapped means?

Of course! See, modern animals have a lot of muscles, fat, fluff, etc, and end up looking very little like their actual skeleton. For example, look at how much fluff owls have:

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However, lots of palaeoartists completely ignore this! They basically stretch skin over the bones and call it a day. One especially bad example that was featured on @palaeofail is this poor pterosaur:

It barely has room for its digestive system. It’s definitely missing the air sac system that allows it to breathe. It’s got virtually no muscles on the arms - how does it fly?? - on the head (no wonder its mouth is open. It has no jaw muscles to close it!), on the torso (it needs to flap), or on the legs (walking) It doesn’t have any fat at all, so it’s definitely starving (maybe because it can’t fly or close its moth?). The skin is much too thin; you can see all of the bones and its wing membranes should be much, much thicker. And it’s missing the hair-like pycnofibres that should be covering its body!

Many palaeoartists have started to strike back at this by drawing modern animals like we might draw them if we found their bones:

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[House cat]

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[myloverhammurabi]

Excellent explanation! 

[gillythegreencheek]

Saturday morning breakfast in the window. ☀️🍳

[jadeyfluff-blog]

So apparently mom used to own doves and be a plant fanatic like I am now.... and dad used to have birds that had an entire upstairs room to themselves?

[budgiecare]

I am planning on getting a budgie for the first time and I was hoping that you could recommend some cages that you think would be suitable. I would like to make sure that it is big enough for the budgie, however I am not looking for a massive cage - something which could sit on a table etc.

The most important thing when shopping for a budgie cage is that the bar space is as small or smaller than ½ inch.Some great cages for 1-2 budgies are:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001NPX5BC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1455327091&sr=1-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=prevue+flight+cage

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00SK7HOS6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1455327091&sr=1-3&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=prevue+flight+cage

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005S6V4QK/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1455327091&sr=1-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=prevue+flight+cage

The first cage link- I actually had this cage when I only had one budgie and I found it so easy to clean and add accessories into this cage so i would highly recommend it :)

[jadeyfluff-blog]

Vision cages are really good and easy to clean, too. All bars are horizontal so it's easier for the bird to move around!

[spazzdhn]

[frogkenny]

I FOUND IT GUYS I SPENT HALF AN HOUR LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO AND ITS HERE

[doggie999-nsfw]

Omg..

[jadeyfluff-blog]

Sweet potatoes??? Are so good??? Like 1 sweet potato gets me 4 batches of fries. Just cut of a bit at a time n fry it in olive/coconut oil n put the rest in the fridge. Takes like >20 min

[jadeyfluff-blog]

Dave and squash get the morning outside -of-cage time, jade and blue get afternoons. Jade is too aggressive twards dave and sometimes squash, but loves blue. Birb drama!

[lowspoonsfood]

Portobello's with cheese

I just made these and they are SO. GOOD.

Serves 1.

Ingredients:

- 2 portobello mushrooms

- 1 small red onion

- any kind of cheese you want, shredded

- 1 tablespoon of oil (I used sunflower oil)

- 1 tablespoon of ketjap manis (or any other soysauce)

- any seasonings you like

Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Chop up your onion and mix with the oil and ketjap. Spread the onion-oil mix on a baking sheet and put your mushrooms, stem up, on them. Season your mushrooms and put them in your oven for about 15 minutes. Fill your mushrooms with cheese and put them back in for about 5 minutes, until the cheese has molten and is bubbling. Enjoy!

I put some tin-foil, edges folded up to keep in all the juices, on my baking sheet, to minimize the dishes. Also, I added some diced bacon around the mushrooms when I put on the cheese, for some extra flavor and calories.

You can eat these all by themselves, but you can also pop them on a roll, like a ciabatta roll. Also, I have no experience with vegan cheese, but I think you could easily make a vegan version of this.

[cryptid-creations]

Daily Paint #1179. Quaker Oats Parrot by Cryptid-Creations

Time-lapse, high-res and WIP sketches of my art available on Patreon (:

[furrama]

YES

[mahhzombie]

I’ve never understood what draws the line between animal cruelty and the systematic torture and killing of animals in slaughter houses. there is really no difference between dogs and cats, and cows and chickens and any other animals that we somehow decide are inferior to the rest of the animal kingdom and deserving of a short life of endless agony. how can we have the right to dictate which animals are allowed to live and which deserve to die? if animal cruelty laws are going to exist, they should apply to all animals because, the simple fact is, it is impossible to care about the lives of animals if you turn your head from the gruesome reality of what happens to the millions of animals in slaughterhouses on a daily basis. it is shocking to think of the amount of people who fervently support and enforce anti-animal cruelty laws amongst household pets, but who are also fully aware of the mass murder of innocent animals and do nothing to help them. people who eat animal flesh have absolutely no right whatsoever to claim that they have even the slightest care for the lives of animals. I find people’s ignorance simply so sickening

[refrainful]

I found this little native Australian pal in Texas on my driveway. I later found out that this rare species of talking bird is the second smartest there is.

[tomgcooktown]

THIS IS A LOST PET PARAKEET…NOT RARE.  WONDERFULLY SMART BIRD.  TALKS IF TRAINED YOUNG.  NEEDS INDOOR HOME.  LOOK UP PARAKEET CARE…   TgT

[budgberry]

These kinds of birds should NOT be found wild in Texas! If you find this little guy again, please rescue him!

[littleshitbird]

Update time! I’m sorry for no updates lately (working 6 days a week does that to you). Embers is safe! I took her into boarding last Friday, I was honest with them about the situation and they were very understanding, instead of charging me for a full three weeks right off the bat (which is what was agreed upon for the time being to be extended when/if need be), they took a $100 deposit! 

The last two photos were taken by the kennel attendant, I checked in today and she’s having a vacation with dance parties, she even stepped up for a stranger!!! I’m so incredibly proud of her and so so happy that she’ll be safe and happy while I look for a place for us to go. They also did a short assessment which determined she won’t be needing observation boarding and is clearly having a good time in regular boarding.

Thanks to another generous donation, we’ve raised $181.55!! Which is enough to cover 15 days! While this is extremely helpful, it’s not going to cover her entire stay, the goal I’m trying to reach for is at least $600. 

Just a recap, my original post has all the initial information along with an update I made before bringing her in. If you can, I’m still accepting donations to my PayPal at [email protected], everything goes directly to her boarding and keeping her out of this unsafe environment. 

[kars]

[highenoughtoseethesea]

Another illegal gill net, this one from Waimanalo on Oahu. Another illegal gill net in Waimanalo. This one had three dead turtles, a dead white tip reef shark, and over a dozen dead fish. This is a heartbreaking and unnecessary loss. Honu 5-0 was able to save one Kala (unicorn fish).

Please help to protect the ocean and its wildlife.

Please report illegal activity.

Use your mobile device, take pictures and report to proper authorities.

Aloha. www.OceanDefenderHawaii.com

[jadeyfluff-blog]

I spent 3 hours looking for a clipped white dove someone said they found but didn't bother to take to the humane society. It's cold where I live and we have hawks so it's probably dead now.