#avian hawks

[corvid-canidae-art]

Vent comic abt being autistic and a therian

[cathartidae]

so, many of you have probably seen news about one of the first recorded severe case of HPAI (avian flu) in humans.

a lot of you who follow me are birders or inatters or adjacent. hence, a lot of you guys have birdfeeders.

from a rehab worker of almost 3 years: Disinfect your goddamn feeders. not only for HPAI but other diseases, such as avian pox, and for the safety of the birds

and of course, heres how!

now here at rehab we use rescue to disinfect, which is a big ol fancy thing that looks like this

for all our stuff. it's about 1-2tbsp rescue per 32oz water. however, most of you guys cant get a hold of it. so, heres some other things suggested by friends & coworkers that will work just as well

-diluted hydrogen peroxide

-bleach (diluted)

etc. in addition, it's best to use the hottest water you can handle in order to kill off more viruses (our industrial washer does up to 200°F, but whatever you can works just as well.)

the most important thing here is to USE GLOVES!!! PLEASE. pair of gloves to wash it and preferably when youre rinsing it use a DIFFERENT pair of gloves so it doesnt get dirty again.

lastly, if youre seeing visibly uninjured dead birds in your yard, lethargic birds at your feeder, red discolouration or growths on exposed skin, blood on your feeder, or anything else you might deem unusual, take down your feeder. the birds will get food elsewhere i promise, just leave it down for two weeks at least and sterilize it using any of the steps above.

also. please dont hand feed birds. yes even ducks. please please ignore what you see on instagram, it only creates more work for rehabbers. this includes trying to camouflage yourself and feed the birds from your hand when they dont know youre a person. it only hurts you and the birds, and yes this includes hummingbirds. do not try and feed birds off of yourself directly. please. thank you

be safe, clean your feeders, and happy birding!

in addition, below is an approximate of the procedure we use at my work to prevent outbreaks in our residents/patients.

changing aprons between birds, esp for personable birds (assimilated to people, like to fly onto you), switch gloves between birds, between touching hoses, etc. spray or dip + scrape shoes into rescue/accel solution before entering enclosures & or buildings. daily mopping w rescue solution, all dishes are hand washed with soap and hot water, then sent into an industrial washer @ 200°F.

[kunavi]

Reject humanity potions

If no marten is here, I choose the squirrel potion (though squirrels are prey, confusing yes, but it would be interesting to see the world from their POV, and we're both arboreal, so a big plus!)

The second close option would be the otter one (a fellow mustelid! but water isn't my element and here it is important)

And these little logos on their bottles! Nice detail!

What potion would you choose from this series?

From Etsy by Mr-Lemur

[did-sm1-say-catfish]

"hawks cant take spice" this, "dabihawks spice lover/shits themself" that,

NO. BIRDS CANT FUCKING TASTE SPICE.

IF BIRB IS BIRB WHY NOT BE OK WITH SPICE?? also it would be so funny if dabi secretly cant take the heat (pun intended)

[crow0king]

Ford Pines Is here and under constant stress!

He is a Ferruginous Hawk (as well as the rest of the Pines family--kind of). While these hawks typically prefer an open prairie, Ford found more comfort the woods of Organ and thought it better for research.

On Fords right wing lays a large scar along the wing that he got early in the portal. This scar has heavily altered how he can fly; he's able to fly normally but only for a short time. Most of the time he's either walking or gliding maneuvers (similar to how a chicken would fly). When he does need to fly for a long period of time, he'll do it with a struggle because the tendons and muscles are weaker (also age affects it more too). He also has other scars, but most are covered by feathers.

He also has an identifying ring on his leg that he got from the Time Police; so far, he's been unsuccessful at taking it off, but has managed too partially damage it's TGPS (time/dimensional GPS).

During his time with Bill, some of his feathers and beak were changed over time. the most noticeable features being the triangle on his chest feathers and the eyes on his wings and body. There is also the tattoo that is written in Bills language that is somehow clearly visible despite the scar. His beak also has pronounced "teeth" on the sides, almost resembling Bills beak.

In this Au they do have the ability to make items such as pieces of clothing, objects, binded books, and even glasses. Humans do exist in this AU, however, they aren't as widespread as usual and tend to be in there 'own little world' so to speak... meaning they kind of live in greenhouse like cities (the humans essentially blocked off the natural world from themselves). Throughout the world of this AU you'll see signs of human life like roads, abandoned houses, random items, etc. but never really explicitly humans.

[mindscapr]

Anybody have any good beak tutorials? I want a muzzle like some of the therians do, just beak-y

Like this kind of (image found on Pinterest)

I could probably make it out of EVA foam, just wondering if there’s any established tutorials out there.

[didderd]

Wait, what do you mean by a couple of extra snaps? - simps? Anon

oh nothing. just som extra guys hanging around. :3

[missedmilemarkers]

[fishcrow]

This bird says Hey!

Sketch reward for Con! Thank you for supporting me!

Posted using PostyBirb

[aldermoth]

Hello there, HawKal >:) An alternate fursona for Khalor.

[unclear-asdf]

chat, how are we feeling about this crack ship?

[loveisloveisacomplicatedgirl]

okay, emotional damage was made. leaving kiri behind was god awful. listening to them argue was undeniably painful. realizing we, listener, are probably the worse thing to happen to this realm and our companions was utterly heartbreaking... but meeting hawks all of a sudden?

i'm healed. i'm glowing. i've never been better. who is this beautiful winged devil pointing a sword at me? dare i trust them? no, never! okay, maybe just a little~ as a treat

[birdsoprey]

[jackdaniel69nice]

Bnha manga spoilers (hawks)

Phantom Wings

[crow0king]

here are some doodles of the birds while I work on... more birds!

as well in here is bird Pyramid Steve and the final form of Bill, b/c he is still an extraterrestrial entity. However, I might change the design later on when I draw the full body shot.

In this AU bill for the most part is the around the height of a Crested Shrike-tit but it changes over time little by little.

when bill does turn into his final form, it's very painful for him because of the rapid growth and change since it's his physical form. turning a bird's body into something that shouldn't be done is very taxing on the body and causes Bill to go into a sort-of temporary dormant sate before, well, the forest goes into chaos.

During Fords younger periods before he found out Bills true intentions and meanings, he thought that Bill was down right one of the most interesting 'birds' he'd ever seen; but that was also because of Bill also being a literal triangle.... Bill would take his Bird form often, especially around Ford because he (and Ford) thought it would be easier to further communication.

[rebswashere]

Pyre, Flame Goetia OC (Helluva Boss) - Adoption Closed