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Dieter "Corvus" Lowe
@corvusatrox.bsky.social
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Robot Lion (etc.) Programmer. I like birds. They/Them, It/Its. 32, expect a lot of furry content.

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corvusatrox.bsky.social
Yup, found it, saw it at a Commander Event at Anthrocon a while back, the person called it his "Crab in a Bucket Deck"
Magic the Gathering Blue Card called Charix, the Raging Isle with the following description: Charix, the Raging Isle 2, 2 Blue Legendary Creature - Leviathan Crab Spells your opponent casts that target Charix cost 2 more to cast. 3 - Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control. Zendikar's seas are deeper than anyone can fathom. 0/17
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
I shall give you a Couple Variations (by @raccattack.bsky.social @cameronhops.bsky.social @nokucroc.bsky.social and @ageaus.bsky.social, respectively)
Art of a robot lion trying to convince a meeekat to be captured, badly. The lion, Dieter, is speaking in visibly electronic text while the meerkat's, Surrey, is standard Dieter: "Come on, I got you cornered!" Surrey: "Nah." Dieter: "I win! ...You can't run! (right?)" Surrey: "Sure." Dieter: "Come on, I really wanted to capture an organic!" Surrey: "Not your day, huh?" Dieter: "Then if you change your mind, please let ME know!" Robot hyena with a visible gut and wearing a dress shirt and a bow on their tail, offering a cake in a glass container Ref sheet of a buff lion with a hairbun and braided beard. They are wearing overalls, boots, and golden wristbands. A gorilla wearing a mining helmet, suspenders, and orange wrist and leg bands
July 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Oh Machoke and Mega Lopunny are in the game too. Could you add those to the available Pokemon whenever you get the chance, please?
The female trainer from ZA and a Machoke running away from a Mega Tyranitar's attack The female trainer from ZA battling with a Mega Lopunny
July 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
If you're down for more apes, luck with whichever you pick though!
June 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Not quite what I expected but I can see it
Dark World sprite of Kris from Deltarune with "Your Result: Kris" below them
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
If you so desire...
Lion version of sona with more muscular and not visibly robotic look Gorilla version of sona
June 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Potential option: Westar from Fresh Precure
Profile of Westar from Fresh Precure, a teal haired man wearing a black and yellow outfit with a white cape and a yellow Diamond shaped belt buckle Westar's "disguise", him with blonde hair, wearing a yellow vest and jeans, along with three expression shots
June 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Okay finally got my #TenMinMerlin totals compiled for March to May and... happy with the results I'd say. Counted and ended up with 51 species total showing up in my backyard (8 more that I only got on vacation and counted separately)
Graph of species detected at home during Ten Minute Merlin, species started low, averaging about 6.5 species per day in March but closer to 8.5 in April and May. Around then is also when we start seeing 1 or 2 newly detected species every so often
May 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Took pics of these cooperative Brown-headed Cowbirds in southeast South Dakota on a bird trip. Someone commented in response to the sight something like "It's kind of amazing, the male cowbird's looking down and probably seeing these lovely ladies and all we see looking at them is parasites." [...]
Three brown-headed cowbirds, two female in the bottom left, one looking leftward, one male in the upper right, also looking left, perched on tan grasses Three brown-headed cowbirds, two female in the bottom left, one male in the upper right, perched on tan grasses, all three looking leftward Three brown-headed cowbirds, two female in the bottom left looking up, one male in the upper right lookinf left, perched on tan grasses Three brown-headed cowbirds, two female in the bottom left looking up and to the left, one male in the upper right looking left and back, perched on tan grasses
May 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Just realized I can actually provide this now! Gorilla form underpants! Art by @daeltitan.bsky.social
Dieter in gorilla form yawning in underpants and showing a single armpit
May 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Thing I found cool, saw some vultures perched in the trees on night before I did the long drive to FWA, counted 11 and got nice pics of some of them
Turkey Vulture with wings spread perched in a pine tree Two Turkey Vultures perched in a pine tree Turkey Vulture perched in a pine tree Turkey Vulture perched in a pine tree scratching itself
May 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Oh got this pic from @chupakaibra.bsky.social at FWA of Galiren, did a good job encompassing him well in a short time
Marker and crayon speed drawing of a green-hooded gargoyle by Chupakaibra
May 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Mkay, here's what I've got for the graph now, usually a new species or two coming in every couple days in April, we'll see how that changes when Warblers hit (though I'm probably going to be in Atlanta during Peak Warbler time here, hoping still good before and after!
A graph for Ten Minute Merlin listing Number of Species Detected for days, average tally is about 6.6 for March and 8.6 for April. Most days after the first few vary between 0-2 new species seen, averaging about two new species every five days in April
May 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
If you see this, repost a robot.

Well, sona in most forms is robot but Visibly robotic...

Art by @ehudkurzweil.bsky.social
Dieter, a robot lion, receiving a QR code autograph from Robo-Ty, a robot Sphinx Cat. Both have Visible Teeth. Robo-Ty is saying "FINALLY! SOMEONE RECOGNIZES MY SUPERIORITY AND GENIUS!" The QR Code, IIRC, leads to a Rickroll.
April 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Today was an interesting day for migration locally and that also bore out when I came home in the afternoon and saw multiple Purple Finches at my feeder after an a winter of not much special finch activity. We ended up with 11 at one time, 3 males, 8 females, when dad came over after to see them
One Male Purple Finch perched on a shepherd's hook Four Female Purple Finches foraging on the ground One Male and Four Female Purple Finches Foraging on the ground One Male and Six Female Purple Finches foraging on the ground
April 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Makes sense for crest but did not expect that Digimon. I can see it, though.

Digimon Quiz: uquiz.com/quiz/hJuDpy/...
Crest Quiz: uquiz.com/quiz/oUlWYM/...
Candlemon, a Candle-shaped Digimon with a flame alight The Crest of Kindness, a pink shape that's a circle with a crescent to the bottom left and a similar one on the bottom right that flows down
April 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Yup, Hermit Thrush! Bit blurry but
A Hermit Thrush, a brown-backed thrush with brown spots on the chest and a small eye ring, standing on a large stick
April 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
And with March done, here's my graph for the month's species counts based on @skwinnicki.bsky.social
s 3rd week graph assembled in R
A graph of species detected over March 2025, averaging about 7 species a day and showing occasional new species detected, often 1 at a time on the days after the first
April 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Here's my lion in two configurations and also the gorilla form I've been "cursed" into
Dieter, a robot lion in verious outfits with brown fur, a blonde mane, and blue eyes with black sclera Dieter, a lion in a farmer outfit with no pupils, buffer than in the more visibly robotic form Dieter as a gold and purple gorilla
March 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
9 species this morning for #TenMinMerlin, got a pic of a red-bellied Woodpecker at feeders Actually Showing the red belly
Female red-bellied woodpecker eating suet from a suet cage, she is hanging on by her claws and has suet on her beak. She has a black back with white spots, gray head top with red on the back of the neck, slight red visible between the legs
March 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
Saw some early Purple Martins at the Martin House in the park this evening, guess they didn't expect them yet with the area being boarded up. Unless they want to wait until more come or something
Male Purple Martin looking at the camera. It is perched on a plastic martin house gourd with the entrance blocked by styrofoam. Two Male Purple Martins with both mostly purple but having a few white fluffy feathers. They are perched on metal bars attached to the martin house. Two Male Purple Martins both mostly purple but showing a few white fluffy feathers. They are perched on metal bars attached to the martin house. The left one is lifting its wing to preen while the right one stretches its neck out to look at the other.
March 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
When I was filling my feeders: Red-bellied Woodpecker and White-breasted Nuthatch calling and saw a robin.

When I started #TenMinMerlin: Mostly wind chimes

Still, 4 species and got some pics of a robin eating a worm
Profile shot of American Robin in the middle of eating what looks like an earthworm, about a bill's length is still sticking out Photo of an American Robin in the middle of eating what looks like an earthworm, about a bill's length is still sticking out, bird is looking forward and to the right slightly
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
7 species for #TenMinMerlin this morning, not sure on the Chickadee, it was like, one note once. Also interestingly it keeps popping up with Eurasian Tree Sparrow, which I'd want to see to be sure about, and it called a Robin an American Kestrel once early in it
Merlin screenshot listing House Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, and Northern Cardinal Merlin screenshot listing Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, and European Starling. Could not confirm the Chickadee it picked up
March 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
4 species for a DST-affected #TenMinMerlin, including a Starling I heard but Merlin didn't seem to. Guessing things'll be a bit slower since I've noticed more activity an hour after sunrise rather than right at it here
March 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
corvusatrox.bsky.social
7 species for #TenMinMerlin today, heard a Canada Goose honk in the last minute it didn't pick up. Also Neighborhood Red-bellied making noise again
Merlin screenshot showing House Sparrow, House Finch, and Red-bellied Woodpecker Merlin screenshot showing European Starling, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Cardinal
March 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM