bitches who grew up in the city are like "omg the calming sounds of home ππ" and the sounds are like [people yelling outside] [faint explosions] [incessant sirens] [trains rattling]
Aha, golden weaver, thanks moosefinch! San Diego Zoo
Show off. π
Great Horned Owlβs broad, but short wings make them surprisingly maneuverable during flight.Β
The Institute for Bird Populationsβ 2021 Annual Report is out, which means I can finally share the full grouse painting I teased earlier! These are lekking Gunnison Sage-Grouse, an endangered species only found in a few remote, isolated areas of Colorado and Utah. I canβt wait to see how our research project on them will go!
I found this and I had to
I opened the gift. I'm honestly surprised; it's really thoughtful--a sweater with a big cartoon owl in the center. It's one of those 'ugly Christmas sweater' style sweaters with a bunch of little birds lining the top and bottom. It's actually really cute. To my friend who gave me this, if you read this, thank you. I only wish I had thought to get you a gift; I'll make it up to you, I promise.
Superb owl
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Mortal: okay so whats the hottest thing your partner has ever done on a date
Aphrodite, not even looking up from her phone: me
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Luna says: itβs Friday!!!! She is our most vocal Educational Great Horned Owl. You can also hear the Ospreys in Rehabilitation in the background. βββββββββββββββ-
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though the great tit is a small bird that isnβt particularly threatening, scientists made a surprising discovery about them: during winter months with scarce food, great tits feed on bats. normally feeding on a diet of mostly insects with added fruits, seeds, and nuts, great tits who were unable to find sufficient food preyed on bats hibernating in rocky crevices within caves. when provided more common food by researchers, the behavior stopped.
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