The birds and the bees

[Yoused]

Gonna have to check this out.

The piece cited in the tweet is a great read.


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I met one of the great ones, Marzluff (Gifts of the Crow, do read it), at an Audubon thing a few years back.

Also said hi to Ursula K. LeGuin at another table.

 

[lizkat]

Northern Harrier vs Short Eared Owl, aerial duel.

Video was shot in Shawangunk Grasslands (Ulster County NY)

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[lizkat]

Fatherhood, yeah it has consequences for some birds!

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[lizkat]

Extreme sports do include extreme birding...

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[lizkat]

Extreme birding again: real hawk flummoxed by decoy duck. Belongs in the "That F'g Guy" thread?

 

[thekev]

I was hoping that I wouldn't need to be the one to post this, considering two people on here have Futurama avatars.

 

[Yoused]

Ever make snow angels? You got nothing on the magpies.

 

[lizkat]

Prioritizing emergencies at the bird feeder...

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[lizkat]

I was hoping that I wouldn't need to be the one to post this, considering two people on here have Futurama avatars.

I guessed the ending way wrong there...

 

[thekev]

I guessed the ending way wrong there...

What did you guess?

 

[lizkat]

What did you guess?

That the bee died trying to sting Bender...

 

[thekev]

That the bee died trying to sting Bender...

This seems plausible. You should probably write for the Simpsons. They could use some new ideas. I can't figure out how they have kept it running so many years.

 

[Yoused]

I can't figure out how they have kept it running so many years.

At present, The Simpsons has 61 more total episodes than Gunsmoke, but only 233 episodes of Gunsmoke were half-hour-long, so in terms of actual hours of programming, The Simpsons will not catch up to Gunsmoke until late 2037, at which point Matt Groening will be 83 years old and James L. Brooks 97.

 

[lizkat]

Man. I never even finished watching Gunsmoke... About the only TV series I ever finished watching was M*A*S*H.

 

[lizkat]

Springtime dance of migratory birds in the Pacific northwest.


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[shadow puppet]

This pretty pink robin showed up in my Insta feed. Love the color!

"Native to the forests of southeastern Australia, the pink robin (Petroica rodinogaster) weighs just 10 grams! Unlike many other birds, male and females both possess vibrant colouring on their chests."

: Deepak Karra

 

[Clix Pix]

That murmuration video was delightful!

Wow, I'm accustomed to "Robin Redbreast," but this one with the pink breast is fascinating and different!

 

[shadow puppet]

Anyone know what kind of bird this is? The photographer (Kris Tynski), didn't say but it's beautiful.

 

[SuperMatt]

I saw this and instantly related to it. That‘s how I feel after a good meal too!

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[Yoused]

I saw this and instantly related to it. That‘s how I feel after a good meal too!

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"Dude, you gotta try this stuff."