blood is too precious a thing in these times

he/him | 18 | grackles, gothlit, gilgamesh

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

Today I saw a pic of a baby cowbird next 2 its nest "parent" and it was so much bigger!!!!! Which is the sort of thing that gets normal people upset about the injustice of nest parasitism but makes *me* worry if baby cowbirds get bird dysmorphia

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

This (from Cornell Labs via Merlin) is the pic I was looking at. It's just a little baby but it's so much bigger than its "parent"!!!! Do baby cowbirds feel isolated? Do they understand they're a different bird, or are they just a really bad sparrow?

[raiasintended]

hey, good news! ecologists have been studying this very thing! it seems young cowbirds have some kind of innate sense that leads them to sneak out of their foster nest at night to hang out in grasslands where they—more often than not—meet other cowbirds and learn more about what they really are.

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

Thanks I am going to cry so hard I throw up ;-;

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

[krsonmar]

I was all ready for these birds to have some sort of Ugly Duckling thing going on but it turns out they have more of a fae changling thing they're doing instead

[lefildeariadne-deactivated20131]

Alphonse Mucha - Primrose and Feather (1899)

[bloodanddiscoballs]

The thing about the r slur is that people who are using it again are indeed using it as a slur. This isn't a word that is being reclaimed. This is a word that is once again being used 100% as a slur. You're being a bigot if you're using it against others. Straight up. There isn't another argument to be made. Knock it tf off.

[bloodanddiscoballs]

out of all the annoying comments and tags I have to read due to making this post, I think you're the only one who Gets It.

[microwavebeeping]

Every day I eat lunch with this handsome gentleman and every day he takes my pumpkin seeds, the greedy bastard

[todaysbird]

become familiar with nature in your area. your life will be marginally improved by recognizing the birds singing outside your window or identifying pawprints you see. i promise

[blackhole4aheart]

Can confirm. Lots of things are truly terrible right now, but that migrating oriole couple that has been coming by for breakfast and the batch of goldfinches somewhat annoyed by the orioles crashing their buffet make every day better. As do the plethora of little reptile turds around daily that tell me the lizards and geckoes are finding plenty of food.

[todaysbird]

You have a unique perspective on this. I love it

[lucybellwood]

PEELY DAN

[frankenhookerfan420-deactivated]

not technically yume related but wanted to show these tmasc + tfem frankenstein designs i did a bit ago

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[wolfythewitch]

Redraw for mother's day 👉👈

[the-forest-library]

kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using chat gpt to do it

[animentality]

[headspace-hotel]

I have to add that gender euphoria for cis people doesn't always come from like, conforming to your gender in a "stereotypical" way

I've always been very comfortable with my gender but I didn't Really Like being a woman until I cut my hair short and started dressing/presenting more "masculine."

When i realized that I could look "manly" as a woman I truly felt comfortable and really...more "like" a woman. I enjoy being masculine and it strengthens my connection to womanhood and it's just kinda cool

[nyctibiius]

she has been pickled for her crimes

[guooey]

[sandmanalone]

The spirit of Mouse compelled me: