#talking birds

[spiderpanic]

[theflagscene]

I don’t know which one of these actors has the voice that attracts my two male birds, but the second I watch any episode of Knot, these two blue boys come hang out and listen the whole time.

[baeolah]

🦜 Frequently Asked Questions About Parrots in Nigeria

1. Do parrots naturally live in Nigeria? Yes. Nigeria is home to several parrot species, including the African Grey Parrot, Senegal Parrot, Meyer’s Parrot, and Red-fronted Parrot. The African Grey, in particular, is world-famous for its intelligence and talking ability. 2. Can parrots in Nigeria talk? Yes, especially the African Grey Parrot, which is one of the best talking birds in the world.…

🦜 Frequently Asked Questions About Parrots in Nigeria

[artemis-the-starling]

I said my first word, "besos!" Besos means kisses in Spanish, and my mommy says it to me everyday! Usually she kisses my beak while she says it, which is why it was the easiest word for me to pick up! I'm so cute! 😇💋

[chip-and-ironicus]

One Week Left!

There's one week to go on the Kickstarter for the full season of The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne. Lots more news and information have dropped since my last roundup, so here it is!

There's an update on the campaign regarding the Suspicious Envelope add-on reward. It's an intriguing mix of lore, ARG trailhead, and in-universe artifact. Of all the pledge rewards it's the one I'm most interested in, personally.

Three more of my promotional guest slots have dropped. I'll do a more complete rundown when the final one comes out, but you can get ahead of the game and listen to me on Hardcore Gaming 101 talking about Double Dash, Board the Windows talking about Cabin in the Woods, and Party of One playing a Doom Patrol-inspired game of self-loathing and superpowers.

The show's socials have been very busy. On twitter and Instagram you can see cast and crew bios for many people involved, myself included, with more to come. The Tiktok account is... well I'll be honest I'm not really plugged in there. But Sarah seems to be having a great time with it.

But as always, the most important thing you can do is listen to the first episode, and share it with other people! Everyone I've gotten to listen to the premiere has immediately gone to back the campaign because they just have to know what comes next. Our story has to be made, so we have to be funded. It's that good.

[thoughtportal]

Let’s All Go to Gullah Geechee Sea Islands with Isaiah Scott | BirdNote

Bring Birds Back Season 4: Episode 4

This episode’s guest may be too young to remember the 90’s children’s show, Gullah Gullah Island, but he’s certainly influencing the next generation the same! Isaiah Scott, a rising Gen-Z bird-influencer and ornithologist, reconnects with Tenijah to dish all about his journey into birding while young, Black and curious. He also shares how his Gullah Geechee heritage continues to inspire his work, including a forthcoming field guide that seeks to preserve his ancestral connection to birds. There’s definitely “lots to see and to do there”– press play and take the journey with us!

[charlesreeza]

The Glory of St. Lucy is a fresco painted by Marcello Vieri in 1783 on the ceiling of the nave in Santa Lucia alla Badia church in Syracuse, Sicily. It depicts a miracle that allegedly occurred in 1646 in this church. During a famine, a large crowd had gathered to pray to St. Lucy for help. A dove alighted on the episcopal throne in the apse and somehow announced (“Coo, coo!”) that ships loaded with grain and legumes had entered the harbor. To recall this event, it is traditional to eat cuccìa, a Sicilian dish containing boiled wheatberries and sugar, on December 13, the feast day of St. Lucy.

Here’s where it gets confusing. In May, the festival celebrating the miracle depicted in this painting is known as Festa di Santa Lucia delle Quaglie (St. Lucy of the Quails).  What do quails have to do with it? Do you see any quails in that painting? For centuries, on the first Sunday of May, the nuns in the convent adjacent to the church celebrated the feast by releasing doves and quails from the church’s balcony.

One source I found says it was a quail, not a dove, that flew into the church to announce the arrival of the ships, but the source also claims the quail is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Liar!  Everyone knows the Holy Spirit appears as a dove! This ignorant source needs to crack open a Bible and read about the baptism of Jesus in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. No quails attended Christ’s christening! They weren’t invited! (I digress...)

The best explanation I can come up with is that the quail is considered a symbol of abundance in many countries. It is believed that when you eat quail meat, you will be blessed with wealth and abundance, and that’s what the Festa di Santa Lucia delle Quaglie is about.

Photos by Charles Reeza

[geoffthewitch]

My favorite videos are the ones of birds saying "good girl/boy" when they are clearly not being a good girl/boy