#short birb

[ishallconsumeall]

stare into those soulless eyes

[andradrawsstuff]

Silly birb sketches ft Skipper

Every now and then I remember how flexible birds necks are and it makes me laugh

[i-mybrunettelady]

commander week day 7 - aurene

goodbye, champion. may you be the commander again. set after eod. commander: alysannyra ainsaph.

The day Aurene goes to sleep, they’re all here on the cliff to watch her go. Not the Zephyrites; not Vlast, and certainly not Glint or Kralkatorrik. Them, the mortals, the people she gathered along the way, and the people she calls family now. Or so Nyra likes to think, and it’s not like she can ask yet again without feeling like a broken record. 

The day Aurene is the last Elder Dragon alive, Alysannyra Ainsaph - the Commander, the Dragonslayer, the Champion of Aurene - sits on the cliff that she’s camped on for a while now, teary eyed as she watches the dragon she raised from hatching disappear into fine mist yet again. 

And she’s been tasked to keep the world safe in Aurene’s absence. And she will, but for the time being, she’s allowed to grieve and she’s allowed to put that part of her life to rest and the people Aurene calls family - Trahearne, her father, and Caithe, her Voice - are by her side. Trahearne helped make her legacy as the slayer of dragons. Caithe helped make her legacy as the mother of an Elder Dragon. 

Nyra buries her face in her hands as the last of the crystalline mist falls by and she cries to the dying light of day. She made Aurene promise to come back while she’s still alive. 

“Maybe not as an Elder Dragon,” Aurene said. “But I will come back to see you all.” 

Nyra holds her to it. It gives her hope. So now, in the face of that, she’s allowed to grieve the part of her life that’s ending. 

Maybe it’s not that lonely at the helm of the world. 

[maramanar]

Existential birds series 5

[kiwibirb1]

A thing I've noticed about my media consumption habits is that I kinda go through phases of either reading a lot or playing games a lot. Like when I'm in a "reading phase" I still play games but just less, and vise versa. But, when I'm in a "gaming phase" most of the stuff I tend to read is stuff like comics. So I think it's more words vs graphics? Anyway ADHD says it's time for a "gaming phase" so who knows maybe Calamity in Hyrule will get picked up again because I started playing Ocarina of Time again!

[mangysah]

Pretty girl 🏳️‍⚧️💗

[tofangirlonly]

Me: -opening the window for my bird, Jack Kelly-

"I need space

and fresh air!"

Him: .....yeah okay sure *starts singing*

[starskynder]

Short-tailed Albatross #inktober day 6.

[bytesizeambs]

Red-shouldered Hawk | Beautiful Birds #shorts #hawk #birdsofprey #birds #bytesizeambsshorts

Saw this beautiful Red-shouldered Hawk as we were getting into our vehicle, post bike ride.

NOTE:

Information on Red-shouldered Hawks will be in the description of this YouTube short. Video quality is much better when viewed via YouTube.

[hahskeleton]

birds i drew in class

I DIDN’T KNOW I COULD ACTUALLY DRAW BIRDS—

Birds on the page left to right:

Bluejay, White Winged Crossbill

Boreal Chickadee, Short Eared Owl

Short Eared Owl, Short Eared Owl, [very unfinished sketch]

[my signature], Pine Grosbeak

[maramanar]

existential birds series .

[coffeemimicknownaspinoybean]

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[berryblu-arts]

a boy and his birb :)

first meeting! something something recognition of oneself...

+bonus 2 years later

everybody say thank you ann @chaotic-bumblebee-agenda for these heheheh

[mangysah]

It’s funny to me how people think their favorite insane characters from drastically different medias would just somehow get along because they’re both crazy in crossovers. Like no actually they (allegedly) wouldn’t. They’d join forces for a short while and be chaotically fun to be around, but then by the next time they meet they’d be hissing at each other like two stray cats.

[doodlingwren]

Hiatus

I am going on hiatus for a bit more. I really really hoped the stuff that have been going on lately were already "sorted out" but, uhm... they aren't. I need to take a bit more time offline once again, and try to work things out.

Thank you for your patience ❤

Wren

[babieken]

rant time!

kpop reaction content isn't exactly new (at least as far as I know) but it does seem to have kind of boomed in the last... two-three years I think. I remember there being only a handful of relevant kpop reaction content creators on youtube, some more popular that the others, but still there weren't a ton of them around. and I guess it makes sense because kpop itself has gotten much more popular and widely known outside of just [REDACTED] and among a wider age range I'd say.

but nowadays if you look up “X group - Y title track reaction” you will find tens, if not hundreds of reaction videos (especially if its a well known group) ranging from channels with hundreds of thousand subs to small account with a couple of hundred views on their reaction videos. and I just find that so weird.

like... especially for channels that do reactions as their main (and only) content, I find it extremely difficult to believe that after a certain point there is any authenticity behind these reactions. these big reaction channels are out there reacting to damn near every relevant kpop group's comebacks (and there are a LOT of them) and every single reaction is generally positive and often very enthusiastic.

aside from the fact that logically and statistically it's impossible for someone to like every title track being released, even if they're all objectively good (which they're not), because no one likes every genre and every style of music, there is basically no creativity involved in creating this type of content which makes it very dull both for the creator and the consumer after a while.

on top of that, this type of content has created a really toxic environment around expressing opinions and criticism toward kpop groups and kpop music. I just came across a video from one of these bigger (while also being newer) creators talking about how she's not happy with the content she's been making for the past year. she said that it's extremely overwhelming trying to keep up with every comeback when everyone expects you to react to their fave's CB and after a while sitting and reacting to music videos becomes repetitive especially when you're not even allowed to truly be yourself and express your opinions. she said she can't even talk about having a bias in a group because she would get tons of hate comments and dms about ppl bashing her for not having a different bias. I can't imagine how people would react to a reaction video creator saying she doesn't like a comeback or even a certain element in the song/mv.

I used to love kpop reaction videos back when I had just discovered them and they were not as big. like I genuinely get the appeal. seeing someone who's not a teenage girl (which is what stereotypically the general public thinks kpop stans are) is pretty validating. and back then there were like 'vocal coach reacts' or 'producer reacts' etc. seeing the reaction of "experts" analyzing different parts of a song/mv was really interesting for someone like me with zero knowledge of any of the technical stuff. and I also understand that they do contribute to promoting groups and comebacks to a certain degree. but it has just gone too far, in my opinion.

idk maybe I’ve just gotten old and lost the will to enjoy the small things that used to bring me joy but I genuinely don't enjoy reaction videos anymore. most of those older 'exerpts' (except for two I think) aren't active anymore (I'm guessing at least to some degree bc stans didn't want to hear that their fave was not that legendary of a vocalist or their fave song wasn't as layered and complex as they thought it was) and instead there are just random people reacting to kpop and some of them you can just tell that all their reactions are completely faked out. Youtubers are jumping on this trend bc it’s easy (in terms of not having any kind of real substance) and gets u good views if you’re a little charming and funny.

TL;DR : everything is fake and authenticity is dead. kdjfdjf I'm mostly joking but in the end, as per usual with my rants of this kind, I don't have a specific point or a solution. I'm just starting a conversation. so if any of you have something to add or just want to chat about this send me an ask!! (plz don't reply in the comments because I want this to be on my dash so everyone else can read too.)