so I'm just watching this video about a guy who proved that birds talk using actual words, sentences and grammar (not just "alarm call" and "mating call") etc. and this comment chain. they named them. the birds named them I'm crying
Common and conspicuous, this flashy, long-tailed crow relative is unmistakable, and its loud chattering calls are a familiar sound in many areas. Found in open and semiopen areas from farmland and open woodland to towns and gardens, singly or more often in pairs or groups. Bulky stick nest often conspicuous in tall tree or hedgerow. Boldly pied plumage is distinctive, with white belly, white back, and white wing patches. Wings show blue-green gloss in good light. (eBird)
i see them around pretty often in my area and i love them dearly<3. very silly little guys. looking drop dead gorgeous as they pick at a pigeon carcass
They're bold!! they're beautiful!! They're iconic!! They feature in local rhymes and superstitions, and I get happy every time I see a pair ("one for sorrow, two for joy", but I can't possibly imagine getting sad seeing even a single magpie ngl). We're so lucky to have such lovely birds be so common and taken for granted in our area :)
my favourite bird <3They're just charming little guys
They're so silly! I love their long tail, and the fact that despite being "black and white" they're actually full of beautiful colours. I keep seeing them near train stations as well. There's a tree near my house I call "magpie tree" because there's often quite a few in there
This year there was lots of them in my backyard and every morning i would happily watch them fly and hop. Nothing else i just love magpies. Also they're smart
Clever little trickster!! Local friend
pretty! corvid! so smart! Also I just learned that you call them pica pica which is hilarious. Pokemon confirmed
hes my best friend and i love him
They’re beautiful and it always brightened my day to see one in the park when I lived in Europe
they're my fave birb
they're so pretty and they're so cool! there have been a few times where like three magpies have been playing in my garden! (also just learnt their scientific name is Pica pica)
I LOVE the eurasian magpie I love seeing it in my backyard. It's my favorite bird. It's an awesome looking bird, it's black color makes it cool looking but its not boring at all due to the white on the sides and the sick blue stripe going through it. They look awesome in flight too, though i dont see that as often because they are often walking or in a tree when i see them.
Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Adorable, active little bird with a minute stubby bill. Distinctive: tiny and fluffy with attractive pinkish, black, and white plumage and very long tail. Some plumage variation across range; adults in northern parts of range have white head without broad black eyebrows and whiter underparts, while those further south are darker. Juveniles (seen in summer–early autumn) have brown head sides; become like adult by winter. Often travels in groups, at times joining with flocks of other tits and small woodland birds. High-pitched, fussy calls add to restless demeanor. Inhabits wooded and forested habitats, parks, gardens, and hedges in farmland; sometimes visits bird feeders. (eBird)
They're my favourite guy
It's so TINY and CUTE!!! I don't see them in my garden terribly often but they ARE very local to me, I've started seeing lots of them in the last few years and they are an absolute delight.
because they are rare in my garden and beautiful. once I walked around a lake and they were feeding in the trees overhead. it was beautiful
they're known as one of the cutest birds in the world, and is one of my personal favourites! flying cotton balls <3
Just look at then they're adorable. Plus they can look like fluffy little snowballs sometimes, or have this fierce little eye stripe (or more like thick eyebrows sometimes) and yeah i like all the slight differences i've seen so far they're very cool. Also they're common enough for people to be a little surprised when i said what i was staring at in the bushes and the keep walking after
lol so i think they fit this poll well (and deserve a little redemption for that imo). Also have i mentioned how cool and cute they are?They are so freaking adorable
I love these little balls of fluff. Whenever you see them they are always always in a group and move around so actively all the time. The sounds they make are cute too, little high pitched beeps:). So yeah anyway, anytime I see one I my day, no, my week is made!
They’re slightly rarer where I live so whenever I see one I get really excited! They never show up alone so if there’s one in your garden soon there are 4 or 5. And the pinkish ring tint they have is cute and contrasts nicely with a grey winter’s day.
Riddle me tits! Specifically went with blue tit because they try to be aggressive but you can't take them seriously because they're just a little guy. Not sure if I like how the background turned out, it might've been better if I made the flags fill the individual panels (like the many ways to be a dove piece), but I wanted to do the clouds. I really like the look of the sections with the kink flag, but maybe the others feel a bit too bright and distracting? Possibly due to the lighting on the tit, since he's mostly in shadow in the reference.
