Spent my whole adult life saying I didn’t give a shit about birds. Yeah.
- When I lived in Chicago 20 years ago, and their bodies were littering the streets from West Nile virus, I noticed. I noticed the lack of birds in the sky. Seems no one else did.
- I now have 3 different types of feeders and a birdhouse.
- Got my childhood treasures back, uh, there’s a lot of antique bird figurines. And I used to collect owls.
- Saw a pileated woodpecker for the first time at camp in December. NEAT! Got a couple of feeders and started learning to make suet.
- Been rolling my own hummingbird food for years.
But I’m not really into birds.
Those pileated woodpeckers are so big! Like the size of a chicken, they’re so cool.
damn is that a yellow-rumped warbler
… yes
One day you notice a gray hair, the next you notice a gray jay.
I just turned old years old and one of my kids got me a t-shirt that simply reads “i like birds.”
and it’s true… i like em a lot… 🤓
seeing a group of cedar waxwings for the first time a couple weeks ago had me marveling like a child again…
and also saying… “i thought they’d be bigger” 😁
I absolutely love ducks and own 10 of them. Any time I see ducks in the wild, I love identifying their breeds, or what breeds their parents were if they’re hybrids. Muscovy ducks are my fave because they’re just so happy. Totally act like dogs. I own three of them and they’re a joy.
We raised ducks and geese for a good long while. My partner adored them. 😊
They’re amazing animals. One of my passions in life. I would love to have more, but I don’t have the money or space lol.
“Look, Raymond,”
I’m a big fan of cardinals
Thanks for the chuckle on my work break!
I used to argue with guys about punk rock and politics, now I mostly try to parse sparrows. Got a lot of lookalikes here. Don’t even get me started on the hawks