FeatheredCritter
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Guillotine Half-Life vox announcer| adult he\him it\its| falconeer. i work with all sort of birds| Same name on both Tumblr and lambdagen
Speculative biology and concept artist mostly
Not human- Least bittern
I PLAY COMPUTER
pfp by yellosnacc on tumblr!!
Speculative biology and concept artist mostly
Not human- Least bittern
I PLAY COMPUTER
pfp by yellosnacc on tumblr!!
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You can read more at CornellLab's AllAboutBirds, including this startling fact:
"A hungry loon family can put away a lot of fish. Biologists estimate that loon parents and their 2 chicks can eat about a half-ton of fish over a 15-week period."😮
"A hungry loon family can put away a lot of fish. Biologists estimate that loon parents and their 2 chicks can eat about a half-ton of fish over a 15-week period."😮
Common Loon Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The eerie calls of Common Loons echo across clear lakes of the northern wilderness. Summer adults are regally patterned in black and white. In winter, they are plain gray above and white below, and yo...
www.allaboutbirds.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
You can read more at CornellLab's AllAboutBirds, including this startling fact:
"A hungry loon family can put away a lot of fish. Biologists estimate that loon parents and their 2 chicks can eat about a half-ton of fish over a 15-week period."😮
"A hungry loon family can put away a lot of fish. Biologists estimate that loon parents and their 2 chicks can eat about a half-ton of fish over a 15-week period."😮
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Parents will also feed chicks, teaching them foraging.
By 12-15 weeks, they're almost adult sized, beginning to fly & parents depart for the Fall migration.
Juveniles migrate together a few weeks later to southern waters where they'll stay for 2-3 years, returning home as full adults.
By 12-15 weeks, they're almost adult sized, beginning to fly & parents depart for the Fall migration.
Juveniles migrate together a few weeks later to southern waters where they'll stay for 2-3 years, returning home as full adults.
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Parents will also feed chicks, teaching them foraging.
By 12-15 weeks, they're almost adult sized, beginning to fly & parents depart for the Fall migration.
Juveniles migrate together a few weeks later to southern waters where they'll stay for 2-3 years, returning home as full adults.
By 12-15 weeks, they're almost adult sized, beginning to fly & parents depart for the Fall migration.
Juveniles migrate together a few weeks later to southern waters where they'll stay for 2-3 years, returning home as full adults.
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Let's talk about the aircraft carriers of the animal world, the Common Loon (Gavia immer), native to Canada & the northern US.
The chicks are born precocial, meaning they can swim moments after hatching, but hitch a ride on a parent for two reasons...
(📷: Harry Collins, www.harrycollinsphoto.com)
The chicks are born precocial, meaning they can swim moments after hatching, but hitch a ride on a parent for two reasons...
(📷: Harry Collins, www.harrycollinsphoto.com)
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Let's talk about the aircraft carriers of the animal world, the Common Loon (Gavia immer), native to Canada & the northern US.
The chicks are born precocial, meaning they can swim moments after hatching, but hitch a ride on a parent for two reasons...
(📷: Harry Collins, www.harrycollinsphoto.com)
The chicks are born precocial, meaning they can swim moments after hatching, but hitch a ride on a parent for two reasons...
(📷: Harry Collins, www.harrycollinsphoto.com)
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One theory of the bobbing head motion is that it's countering the refractive index at the water's surface with precise "up/down" image alignments.
They lack the visible signs of adaptation to the cold waters of the Western US, but there are some very special qualities they have.
They lack the visible signs of adaptation to the cold waters of the Western US, but there are some very special qualities they have.
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
One theory of the bobbing head motion is that it's countering the refractive index at the water's surface with precise "up/down" image alignments.
They lack the visible signs of adaptation to the cold waters of the Western US, but there are some very special qualities they have.
They lack the visible signs of adaptation to the cold waters of the Western US, but there are some very special qualities they have.
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... as it moves PREPOSTEROUSLY under the water to find food: mostly invertebrates, tiny fish.
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
... as it moves PREPOSTEROUSLY under the water to find food: mostly invertebrates, tiny fish.
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
It's like a robin raised by ducks.
At some points, it's 'flying' underwater or swimming. At other times, it just *walks along the bottom*.
That's not how it's supposed to work, water ouzel!
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I have fallen in love 😍 with this preposterous birb, the American dipper or 'water ouzel' (Cinclus mexicanus).
It's North America's only AQUATIC SONGBIRD.
The bobbing makes it look like it's trying to psyche itself up to jump into the icy-waters, but watch...
(📷: Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
It's North America's only AQUATIC SONGBIRD.
The bobbing makes it look like it's trying to psyche itself up to jump into the icy-waters, but watch...
(📷: Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I have fallen in love 😍 with this preposterous birb, the American dipper or 'water ouzel' (Cinclus mexicanus).
It's North America's only AQUATIC SONGBIRD.
The bobbing makes it look like it's trying to psyche itself up to jump into the icy-waters, but watch...
(📷: Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
It's North America's only AQUATIC SONGBIRD.
The bobbing makes it look like it's trying to psyche itself up to jump into the icy-waters, but watch...
(📷: Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
February 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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my piece for the #turbophone2026! (learned a lot of disturbing facts about seabirds in the process)
we had 24 hours to draw from the previous participant's picture, check out the wonderful and unexpected transformations in all the teams! ascalaphid.com/telephone/tu...
we had 24 hours to draw from the previous participant's picture, check out the wonderful and unexpected transformations in all the teams! ascalaphid.com/telephone/tu...
February 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
my piece for the #turbophone2026! (learned a lot of disturbing facts about seabirds in the process)
we had 24 hours to draw from the previous participant's picture, check out the wonderful and unexpected transformations in all the teams! ascalaphid.com/telephone/tu...
we had 24 hours to draw from the previous participant's picture, check out the wonderful and unexpected transformations in all the teams! ascalaphid.com/telephone/tu...
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big dino feeds lil dino🦖🧡🐦
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
big dino feeds lil dino🦖🧡🐦
picking the perfect time to swoop in and snatch some leftovers food and supplies or even grab them whenever they're left outside of the humans' attention.These groups might follow the humans even for days.
Though outside dwellers prefer to stay clear of humans, with only a few individuals or families choosing to live off them of be in their vicinity, sometimes small groups will take advantage of resistance patrols, #myart
February 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
picking the perfect time to swoop in and snatch some leftovers food and supplies or even grab them whenever they're left outside of the humans' attention.These groups might follow the humans even for days.
Though outside dwellers prefer to stay clear of humans, with only a few individuals or families choosing to live off them of be in their vicinity, sometimes small groups will take advantage of resistance patrols, #myart
February 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Though outside dwellers prefer to stay clear of humans, with only a few individuals or families choosing to live off them of be in their vicinity, sometimes small groups will take advantage of resistance patrols, #myart
It represents the talons of a raptor.
an engineer fixing up a Scout and having to listen to the Commander's complainings. The orange mark on the plating is the mark for "danger" and it Is more commonly used as a warning sign that scavengers leave for each others in case a specific area is dangerous in a way or the other. #myart
February 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It represents the talons of a raptor.
an engineer fixing up a Scout and having to listen to the Commander's complainings. The orange mark on the plating is the mark for "danger" and it Is more commonly used as a warning sign that scavengers leave for each others in case a specific area is dangerous in a way or the other. #myart
February 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
an engineer fixing up a Scout and having to listen to the Commander's complainings. The orange mark on the plating is the mark for "danger" and it Is more commonly used as a warning sign that scavengers leave for each others in case a specific area is dangerous in a way or the other. #myart