haha actually, no! It's a little street between two parks and I like to think, despite their wandering primarily during rush hour, that people are so pleasantly suprised to see them that they stop right away and wait patiently for them to pass. The females are gorgeous.
Although... the ranger for the two parks is really on top of his game so there might be some hit and runs that are picked up before anyone notices. I hope the former is the case.
― peacocks, Friday, 28 May 2010 15:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
all staring down their noses at the other birds
they must think themselves the landed gentry of their domain
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 15:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
aduh:
― peacocks, Friday, 28 May 2010 15:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
― i'm gonna go and talk to some food about this (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 28 May 2010 16:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
take the silhouette of that and you have a very bizarre creature indeed
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 16:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
That pic is from a DM article - [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1281970/Swooping-150mph-golden-eagle-really-knows-meaning-fast-food.html]Swooping in at 150mph, this golden eagle really knows the meaning of fast food.[/url
I'm pretty sure they don't travel at 150 mph?
― i'm gonna go and talk to some food about this (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 28 May 2010 16:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
hahahahaha methinks the Mail have their raptors confused
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 16:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
The symmetry is amazing but it's the look on his face that kills me. "Yes, I am going to eat you, bwahahaha..."
― i'm gonna go and talk to some food about this (Ned Trifle II), Friday, 28 May 2010 16:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
at that angle it looks like it's a slightly sympathetic, pitying, amused expression
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 16:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
o lowly vole, if only you could fly like me
flying dinosaurs, how do they work
― am0n, Friday, 28 May 2010 17:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Bird ppls have decided the olive-sided flycatchers call is saying, "Quick, three beers!"
― breaking that little dog's heart chakra (Abbott), Friday, 28 May 2010 17:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
flycatchers are incredible birds
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 17:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
some of my favourite memories involve watching them at primary school
― some men enjoy the feeling of being owned (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 May 2010 17:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
I saw a hawk in downtown Toronto today, a fucking hawk (roughly 2 feet in size, too).
― Ce soir je dîne sur la soupe de tortue (EDB), Saturday, 10 July 2010 04:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
Golden Eagles definitely swoop at around 150mph, fastest is the Peregrine Falcon at around 200mph
― Jarlrmai, Saturday, 10 July 2010 12:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
in neighbours garden finishing off a pigeon.
― not_goodwin, Saturday, 10 July 2010 12:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
― del griffith, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
This bird has a RUMEN!
― soviet, Friday, 17 September 2010 20:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
They are all feathered dinosaurs but particularly that one.
― soviet, Friday, 17 September 2010 20:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
poor smelly bastards
― acoleuthic, Friday, 17 September 2010 20:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
better one, sorry, temporarily obsessed will stop now.
I mean now.
― soviet, Friday, 17 September 2010 20:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
worth watching gets even more amazing towards the end
― soviet, Saturday, 18 September 2010 16:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
Wow, thanks for posting that.
Had just come on here to ask "Where is good for watching migrating starlings?" and it turns out it's two miles up the road ... Marvellous.
― djh, Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
When's a good time to see starlings as in the above clip? (Looks like Feb?)
― djh, Sunday, 17 October 2010 16:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
― specifically, the word talking (Ned Trifle II), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
if only its tail wasn't melting amirite
shaped a bit like the Spurs logo
― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Some people have actually said that the image is divine intervention and proof that there is a God
That God, eh?
― specifically, the word talking (Ned Trifle II), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
fucksake everyone involved, especially the flamingoes
flamingoes are among the most boring of birds imho
― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
if I wake earlier than the heroic 16:00 I have set my alarm-clock to I will rank all the birds whose jpgs still adorn this thread
― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 09:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
― pro EVOO sucker (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:59 (10 hours ago)
ha
i agree
― calpolaris (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 19:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
great fucking birds (an incomplete list)
gulls (larger ones)corvidswagtailsswifts (and martins, more so than swallows)robins when singingALL WADERS EVER esp sandpiperssmall falconsshrikesbuntings (much more so than finches)the chiffchaffthe zitting cisticola aka fantailed warblertreecreepers although I've never seen one ;_;migratory thrushes PIPITS
pipits might be stealth winners actually
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 11:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
stormy petrels also altho they are almost too elusive and unlikely
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 11:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
SHIT BIRDS (British; incomplete)
geeseducks EXCEPT mergansers and wigeonsmute swanssmall gullsowls when portrayed as cutelarge raptors when portrayed as superior (ospreys have their moments for instance but r overly fetishised)coots when there are too many of them and they are not being violent (violent coots r GREAT)starlings (do not need to explain this)
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 11:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
So much wrongness, more later.
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 11:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
BIRDS THAT CAN BE GREAT DEPENDING ON MOOD
pigeons (esp wood)woodpeckerstits (esp crested)the dunnockthe heron (esp in unexpected surrounds)the moorhenthe kingfisher when not gratuitousgamebirds when not in seasongrebes when you haven't seen one for a whilegannets the first time you see them; see also auks - the black guillemot is a delightful species actuallyfulmars when you haven't had an overload of shearwater stiffwingnesswrens when they're not being miserable skulkers
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 11:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
ok geese needs more of a breakdown. brent geese are cool.
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Can't believe yr trying to troll me on ducks tbh.
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
wtf wrens are awesome whatever their mood
― calumerio, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
^
― rouxymuzak (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
wrens are awesome when flitting around in full view and singing; not when they're dashing around the undergrowth and you can't see them
ducks are a bit played ime - the wilder, faster-flying ones are mad cool tho - <3 goosanders
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh shit, EIDERS ok eiders are also cool but they're seagoing ducks - much preferable on the whole
Smew, garganey, eider, long-tailed duck - all classics of the genre imo.
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
^^^all otm; feel ashamed now BUT I must stress those are ALL seagoing migratory sorts as per my amendation - actually thought of long-tailed ducks, add harlequins and goldeneyes too
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
Smew are actually fucking spectacular. Sorry, Smew. I was attacking your staid and pond-bound brethren.
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
Rolling my damn eiders here.
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
SHIT BIRDS
geese
you ever seen Fly Away Home, motherfucker?
― lonely is as lonely does, lonely is an eeyore (unregistered), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
haha I've caused a controversy :/
am just flinging ideas around tbh - will have made my peace with all the shit birds before and will do so again
red kites over oxfordshire = great btw
― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
forgot you were A Bird Man aco, always found that charming abt u
― Princess TamTam, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
you ever read The Once and Future King, motherfucker?
― e.g. delegates at a set age (ledge), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12:19 (2 years ago) Permalink