#cogr

[iridescent-wildlife]

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) bringing food for the babies. Family Icteridae, order Passeriformes.

Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. June 2022.

[ratcandy]

5 years ago today I started writing a zote fanfic . 4 years ago today I finished writing that zote fanfic. Happy birthday nosk zote you are now five years old

[knightofgreatrenown]

You there! What are you doing, skulking about in the shadows?

Yes, your eyes do not deceive you. It is I, Zote the Mighty, a knight of great renown! I've chosen to vacate my humble abode and face the treacherousness of the world once more. For quite some time, I have been locked away in the drab and dull atmosphere of this town, and I will yield to it no longer.

The air here stifles me. I will fall to no such feeble hindrance! Especially not when self-imposed.

...Hm? You wish to ask questions of me? After all this time, NOW I am approached with awe and intrigue? Hmph. Well, I suppose I may indulge you. But do not waste my time, cur! I've many expeditions to be off on, and many foes to cut down! You will owe me a great debt of gratitude for my patience and the honor of my presence!

Spit it out, then! What have you to ask me?

[[OOC:

Hello! Blog owner here! My main is @ratcandy, and you can call me Clam! To get some necessities out of the way:

This blog was partially inspired by @/knight-of-hallownest's own Ask Zote blog!

I will not be answering NSFW questions! Zote the Mighty is Not Interested.

Not every answer will have art accompanying it. I will only draw something if I Feel Like It. So don't come in expecting silly funny art, u may just get silly funny dialogue!

The version of Zote I am presenting here is directly related to my interpretation of him in Camouflage of Great Renown, a fanfic in which Zote is a nosk in disguise. How he may answer some things may seem strange without that context! But be aware! This man is in some serious denial. He will not readily answer questions about nosk life. At least not for a while. Gotta break him down first.

Timeline-wise according to that fic, this blog would take place not long after the ending. In an optimistic reality where he snaps out of it for a bit. Not saying that any of this is 100% canon to CoGR's world, as I have my own ideas for that - but hey! Still fun!

I'm mostly doing this for fun because I greatly enjoy writing Zote dialogue. Works as writing practice too! And well yknow. There's a miniature zote in my brain who possesses me sometimes and this is my way of letting him talk. Don't worry about it.

Depending on how many asks I end up getting, the frequency of my responses may be all over the place! I'm currently a Struggling College Student, so. Worth keeping in mind!

anyway. That's enough rambling from me! If you've got any questions for Me that Zote cannot answer, go to my main n let me know there!

Thanks for stoppin by <3]]

[subspeciescogr]

Well this one was REALLY over due, I had it done, but forgot to post it-

well here it is!

@ratcandy

[squeakyclamart]

you might've heard of him before

[uunmitigatedpoppycock]

Zote recieves affection wether he likes it or not (he does, but hell if he'll admit it)

[okbirdphotos]

some of the better pictures of birds from my banding lab last semester

in order: Common Grackle, the same common grackle from the front (very silly), a white-throated sparrow (white morph), the same wtsp from a different angle, a red-winged blackbird!!!, and a yellow-rumped warbler

all birds were captured with the necessary permits and released unharmed

[cotillion-the-rope]

Happy 18th day of Halloween!

Inspired by Camouflage of Great Renown by @ratcandy