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Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), male, in winter plumage, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Alaska

photograph by Tim Bowman

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Green Awl (Hasora discolora), family Hesperiidae, Arfak Mountian, West Papua, New Guinea

The top wing is green, and the underwings are blue.

photographs by Gan CW

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do you have any grackles you would like to share i love them dearly and their name is fun to say.

Here is a post I made recently with the grackles from the U.S.

Herps and Birds (and More) — Might I request something about grackles? I love...

and here is a close relative from South America...

Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster), family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, endemic to Colombia

photograph by Félix Uribe 

Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster), family Icteridae, endemic to Colombia

photograph by Priscilla Burcher

Red-bellied Grackles (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster), family Icteridae, endemic to Colombia

photograph by Libertus Polling

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“カワセミはよく勢い余って木に突き刺さると聞いたので、心と壁に突き刺さるカワセミ画鋲作りました。ついでにキツツキも。”（いしかわかずや｜アイデアクリエイター@issikazu20）

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Rich Chocolate Ice Cream

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Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, northern India

photograph by Dalip Kaul

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BOTD: Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Photo: Ad Konings

"The common open-country woodpecker of eastern Mexico and northern Central America. It crosses the border mainly in southern Texas, where it is very common, noisy, and conspicuous. Similar in appearance and behavior to its relative, the Red-bellied Woodpecker. Where their ranges meet in Texas and Oklahoma, the two species aggressively defend territories against each other, and they sometimes interbreed."

- Audubon Field Guide

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HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW IS JUST $5

The outest most quote is me btw those are my words. Hypnospace Outlaw is an incredible game and a huge inspiration to me in terms of design and storytelling and music. Go buy it and support the development of the sequel!

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the black grouse is a large, distinguished member of the pheasant family, found throughout the palearctic. they are named for the male’s glossy black coloration; females are shades of soft brown and gray. like most other galliformes, females are solely responsible for raising the young. they are known for their elaborate displays during the breeding season; males gather in leks, and display by fanning out their tail feathers and inflating their necks. females will choose the male that seems overall healthiest from these displays; some have recorded up to 200 birds gathered at these events, although they typically host around 40 individual birds.

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Rufous-winged Woodpecker (Piculus simplex), family Picidae, order Piciformes, Costa Rica

photograph by javier.chaves.photography

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Red-fan Parrot aka Hawk-headed Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus), family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Brazil

photograph by Thiago Calil

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I love birds with really long necks that scrunch up close to their bodies when they're trying to be small (like herons!). Do you have a favorite bird with a silly neck?

Ok like you know about bitterns right? Have you seen the black bittern.????

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis), juvenile, family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, India

photograph by @saswatmishra14

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore

photograph by Pher Thuan Chong

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis), family Ardeidae, Warriewood Wetlands, New South Wales, Australia

photograph by JJ Harrison 

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Tuggerah, NSW, Australia

photograph by Cary Lewis

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Gujarat, India

photograph by Ronak Joshi (@ronak.l.joshi)

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Do not punish the behaviour you want to see

I mean, it seems pretty obvious when you put it like that, right?

But how many families, when an introvert sibling or child makes an effort to socialize,  snarkily say, “So, you’ve decided to join us”?

Or when someone does something they’ve had trouble doing, say, “Why can’t you do that all the time?” (Happened to me, too often.)

Or any sentence containing the word “finally”. 

If someone makes a step, a small step, in a direction you want to encourage, encourage it. Don’t complain about how it’s not enough. Don’t bring up previous stuff. Encourage it.

Because I swear to fucking god there is nothing more soul-killing, more motivation-crushing, than struggling to succeed and finding out that success and failure are both punished.

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you've been spotted

commission for @hurdygurdywizard!

+ the beastie by itself

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A December Sunday in Käxsundet. Värmland, Sweden (December 15, 2024).