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every single day I think about how american black vultures are known for engaging in interspecific allopreening (preening between different species)

and they have a specific relationship with crested caracaras, in which the black vultures assist them by not only preening them after meals but also leading them to food in the first place, while the caracaras assist the black vultures by acting as a warning signal in case of danger

and while this is more typical of black vultures, this is not common at all for any member of the falconidae family— it’s a special bond!

yet another post in favor of vultures everyone , hope you enjoy:) and I implore you to do some more research on these incredible birds !!

EDIT: I meant interspecific allopreening! excuse my typo!

EDIT 2: black vultures do not have a superior sense of smell to caracaras, sorry for the misunderstanding!

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FUN FACT this is an oilbird!! one of my favorite birds of all time- and I’ll tell you some reasons why!!

- they can echolocate like bats- one of the only birds that can do this that also only consumes fruit

- they have eyes very similar to a deep sea fish’s

- their scientific name “Steatornis” literally translates to “fat bird.” this is because, as chicks, they are a bit larger than their parents

- theyre called oilbirds because people used to use their oily skin and feathers for cooking oil!

hehe. a guy

check it out ........

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hi I’m ten seconds away from bawling my eyes out what the fuck why is it so thing ITS LITERALLY FULL OF LOVE AND JOY AND NICE I’m gonna be sick.

baby black vulture. I’m in fucking shambles. “vultures are ugly vultures are scary mimimimi” FUCK YOU THAT THING IS LITERALLY LOVE.

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In order to show my support for palestine, I thought I would make a post— in typical bird nerd fashion— highlighting some information about one of the many symbols of freedom for the palestinian people: the palestine sunbird.

you’ve seen this bird everywhere lately I’m sure,

so, you may be wondering.. why is this bird so important?

In 2013, Israel campaigned to remove ‘palestine’ from the bird’s name. this failed, however, when the palestine wildlife society (PWS) petitioned to instead adopt it as palestine’s national bird as a direct defiance of the campaign.

in 2015, the palestine sunbird was officially declared the national bird of palestine.

the palestinian artist khaled jarrar designed a border control stamp featuring the sunbird with which he stamped passports as a cry for freedom.

more recently, khaled jarrar has also created these postal stamps for the same message— in defiance of israel’s efforts to erase palestine.

here you can find an incredible, short documentary detailing his work across the years to use his art as a protest against the plight of the palestinian people.

another palestinian artist, rasha eleyan, uses the sunbird in her work as a motif for the strength and boldness of palestinian women:

(source)

the palestinian poet tamim al-barghouti has tied the palestine sunbird’s beauty to resilience, in saying: “whenever you face injustice or roughness, remember to defend yourself by finding beauty… document, prove, and defend it because all beauty is resistance.”

the palestine sunbird is a symbol of hope and strength. It’s a symbol of fighting back against the odds and refusal to go quietly into the night— refusal to be erased.

continue to support palestinian artists.

continue to support palestine.

raise the voices of those who now, more than ever, need to be heard.

from the river to the sea, palestine will be free.

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literally sooo fucking sick of bad vulture reputation so here’s some cute vultures to make all the vulture haters out there feel bad about themselves

(andean condor)

more below the cut off!

(california condor)

(egyptian vulture)

(black vultures)

(king vulture)

(bearded vulture/lammergeier)

(eurasian griffon vultures)

(turkey vulture)

(cinereous vulture)

(palm-nut vulture)

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thank you @steepedfoxglovetea for the tag! 🫶‼️

I’ve done this before but it’s been a sec so I’ll update my answers .. won’t be tagging anyone though !!

last song I listened to: man on the moon by zella day! it gives me cecil vibes haha

currently watching: the wwdits season 5 premiere!! I also recently finished good omens season 2… in such shambles over that btw

currently reading: medea for school but also the faceless old woman wtnv novel for myself!

current obsession: wtnv !! and of course birds are always my obsession . I think that is .. maybe just a little too obvious .. an unhealthy amount, probably.

Thanks to @thegeekylady52 for the tag!

Last song: You’re All Scotch, No Soda, by Sarah and the Safe Word

Currently watching: I’m watching Clone Wars for the first time. I’m only on season two.

Currently reading: Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray. I would be done with it by now, but school’s kicking my ass rn.

Current obsession: Star Wars: The High Republic

Uhhh tagging @corvidaemnit and @peregrine5. No pressure tho! :D

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middle school science class

my little cousin asked me to draw a dragon for him today. I remembered this instance from middle school that kind of stuck with me .. and I made this.

the neurodivergent child experience, I guess

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tummy. retweet

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GUIDJA IS SO REAL AND IM GONNA BE SICK. the guide proposing that her and nadja run off together INTO THE NIGHT? AND THEN DYING HER HAIR BLACK TO MATCH NADJA? oh we are soooo real and back we are sooo back

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first time doing something like this woah here we go

tagged by sprintingnight o7

last song you listened to: arms unfolding by dodie! (twas thinking about tragic ocs)

currently watching: not much honestly- I mostly listen to stuff - but I HAVE been excitedly tuning in to the wwdits s5 premiere and I 100% plan on binging gomens s2 when it comes out! …also.. does youtube count? I’ve been putting on sinjin drowning in the background every time I draw lmao so I guess that kind of counts

currently reading: NOTHING. IM TERRIBLE… my most recent book I read though was This Is How You Lose the Time War, which is a VERY good book- highly recommend!! especially if you’re looking for some good queer rep/romance

current obsession: wtnv ! ! if it wasn’t obvious .. also my oc nat (I need to share him here some time hrmmm)

tagging: @thevoiceofdesertbluffs ? @frootdragon ? feel free to do this if you guys want to! x

haiiiii!!!!! making my own post cuz the original is long as fawk tagged by @4740 :-3

last song listened to: please please please let me get what i want (the deftones cover )

currently watching: i’m not watching any tv atm but i’ve been watching birdbox for the past 4 days…. its only taking so long cuz i keep pausing when i get scared

currently reading: my year of rest and relaxation

current obsession: still in the MCR trenches

tagging: @karlavhh @michaelmandog @catalinaes @pikslasrce @carrieway ^_^

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VULTURE NATION UNITE

WOOOO!! YEAHHHHHH

have a king vulture ! struttin!!

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the guide 😂😂 I’m normal about the guide and how autistic she is and how autistic I am and how tragic she is and how s IM NORMAL

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pirating is my favorite thing ever everyone should pirate it is always morally correct. pirate that shit girlqueen . dismantle capitalism etc

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sooo we all agree the guide is autistic and ocd and their special interest is witchcraft right

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Hey so can i have some interesting bird facts? I'm writing a story with a character who loves birds and i would like to hear bird facts that i can make the character tell others

YOU ARE MY NEW FAVORITE PERSON THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING.

here are some of my favorites off the top of my head!!

- crows can remember faces and hold grudges! not only that, but they can also spread gossip amongst other crows which can be passed down generationally. if you wrong a crow, there’s a chance even its descendants will despise you

- hoatzins are born with small hooked claws on their wings to grab onto branches when they’re chicks! chicks will hold onto branches and, when faced with danger, they can and will drop themselves into water and SWIM to safety!! cool, right? however, as hoatzins mature they shed their claws and lose their ability to swim- as they have no need for those things anymore

- woodpeckers have long tongues that are supported by the ‘hyoid bone’, two thin strips that run through their tongue and wrap all the way around their skull. basically, woodpeckers have long ass tongues that touch their own skull. they also have been prone to using their tongues as self defense; their tongues are long and sticky so they stick it out at other birds to freak them out lmao

- bearded vultures have the strongest stomach acid of any animal in the world. around 90% of their diet consists of pure bone that they swallow and digest whole. on top of that, despite being born snow-white in color, bearded vultures in the wild are often seen with shades of red and orange painted onto their feathers. for purposes ornithologists have yet to understand, these vultures cover themselves in red dirt and other substances to make their feathers a more desirable color. the theory is that they use this to prevent feather degradation, but I like to think they just enjoy being fancy..

- frigatebirds are a huge subject of interest for scientists because nobody knows exactly how they manage to sleep while flying so much. these birds fly for extended periods of time over large bodies of water, and despite never coming in for a landing- they usually end up being fine. the hypothesis is that they actually take 10 second or so long power-naps while mid-flight, only resting part of their brain so that they can still operate their eyes and wings. neat, right?

- oilbirds, who get their name from the fact that historically people have been known to cook them as chicks for their oil, can echolocate like bats!! this fruit-eating little guy is also the only bird in its family, steatornis, which.. literally just translates to ‘fat bird.’ this is because, as chicks, oilbirds are born and raised to be significantly fatter than their parents. oh also, sometimes they scream so loudly and tragically that they’ve earned the nickname ‘guácharo’, roughly meaning “one who laments.”

- the closest living relative to the dodo is the nicobar pigeon! In fact, dodos are even considered a subset (raphinae) within the pigeon/dove family- columbidae. so… in short, dodos were basically big flightless pigeons. the more you know!

- kiwi eggs take up around 15% of their entire body weight, and are actually considered to be the largest eggs in relation to body weight of any other bird…. despite the fact that kiwis are super small. kiwis are also very reproductive, so females tend to lay a lot of eggs in their lifetime.. like.. close to 100. long story short: ouch.

- birds have knees and ankles and they bend pretty much just like ours!

roping back to corvids.. sorry they’re my favorite hehe

- jackdaws and rooks have been known to not only mate for life, but also choose their partners before they even reach sexual maturity. when eventually reaching maturity, as well, they stay by their partner’s side even if faced with continuous reproductive failure. they’ve also been observed keeping familial bonds and forming friendships!! very social and sweet members of the corvidae family

- the common raven has around 79 different vocalizations and scientists don’t even really understand half of them.

- crows have ACCENTS!!! ok so.. not in the way you’re probably thinking, but it’s the closest a bird can Get to an accent!! and it’s pretty damn cool!! depending on where they live, crows will have vocalizations catered specifically to their area’s murder. the vocalizations remain the same, but have a sliiiightly different tone to them. accents!!!!

- crows understand the concept of zero. this may not seem super revolutionary, but considering the fact it took our overall society to figure it out.. that’s pretty damn cool. (obviously societies preceding us like the mayans had an understanding of zero far before the rest of us did, but it’s still pretty neat!!)

SO YEAH!! THERE ARE YOUR BIRD FACTS!!!!! I never get to talk about this so sorry there’s so much— I got excited haha

I have a lot more but I condensed them to this little list of the ones I find the most interesting! hope this helps!!!!

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you want to talk about birds?

THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS Y

did you know that pigeons love bricks? that’s it that’s my fact. pigeons fucking love bricks. they have an affinity for bricks.

brick is an excellent perching spot for them, as they use the rough surface to file down their claws and such !!

sometimes pigeons will just kinda tippy tap against brick to trim their claws and it’s literally the best thing in the world

goodness gracious! I love bricks! I love brick! brick! wow! this brick is pretty good! (this is the pigeon saying this)