#vampire ground finch

[blessedscavengers]

vampire ground finches are one of the few birds that consume blood as a regular part of their diet. they mostly drink blood from nazca and blue footed boobies during the dry season when other foods aren’t as plentiful

made in 2026

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Ack, submitting a bit late for Halloween, but what about the Vampire Ground-Finch? 🧛

Sorry it's getting posted much much later than Halloween. Excellent choice for any time of year though!

Have you seen the vampire ground finch (Geospiza septentrionalis)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onJan 28

The first photo is of a male, the second is of a female. Their name comes from the fact that when food is scarce they occasionally feed by drinking the blood of other birds (especially from the Nazca booby and the blue-footed booby).

[weeinterpreter]

Part 3 done! Today, say hi to the Blue-Footed Booby and the Vampire Ground Finch. 🪶

I absolutely love the popping blue!

Progress:

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [Part 6] [Part 7] [Part 8] [Part 9] [Part 10] [Part 11] [Part 12] [Part 13] [Part 14]

[themodernmontecristo]

Infodumping!

I made a little edit of my girl Ichika and Deku meeting. I thought it would be fun to play around with these two One for All users from different universes interacting normally.

Ichika and Deku are just infodumping to each other like the autistic gremlins that they are. Deku's just talking about All Might and pro heroes meanwhile Ichika's talking about some messed up animals. I think they're having a grand old time. :D

Fun fact: The bird in the edit is called the Vampire Ground Finch. It's actually a really cool creature, I highly recommend doing some research on it if you are interested.

-🌹themodernmontecristo

[jamesfoxart]

Why my introduction to evolution and Darwin's Finches didn't include Vampire Ground Finches I will never understand

ACEO "NOSfinchRATU", ink on 300 GSM cardstock

More birb wrongs here

[snitchesandchirpers]

Pete Wentz [16 Candles] as a vampire ground finch ~ !!!

[officialweezerelections]

Which is more fucked up??

Vampire Ground Finch

Oilbird

Voting ended onJun 28, 2025

EXPLANATIONS:

Vampire Ground Finch

- common name vampire finch: despite their cuteness they are fucked up because they will feed on the blood of other birds. usually boobies. they will peck at the booby's skin with their sharp little beaks until they draw blood and then they feed on it!!!

- Pollrunner note: I would’ve disqualified this for violence, but boobies don’t resist the feeding, and they feed more on blood during dry seasons. They have vampire phases, that’s weird! They also eat eggs, breaking them by stealing them right after they’ve been laid and rolling them into rocks.

Oilbird

- Nocturnal cave-dwelling freaks alone in their genus, family, and order. They have the eyes of a deep-sea fish and huge whiskers. Their feet barely function. They echolocate but not to find food. They eat nothing but fruit. Their flesh is so oily they were made into lamp oil like sperm whales.

- Pollrunner note: what if a bird was a bat.

[farrenphillipsart]

Inktober day 13 - Drink

Did you know there's a species of bird that drinks blood? Yes, when food is scarce, the Vampire Ground Finch is known to peck at the skin of Blue Footed Boobies until they draw blood and then to drink their fill. Spooky! 🧛